An Exhibit Offers A Different Angle On Life In Public Housing
Life in public housing sometimes can be difficult, but it's also a lot like life anywhere — made up mostly of work, school, family and friends. Still, many who don't live in public housing have a...
View ArticleChild Abuse And Neglect Laws Aren't Being Enforced, Report Finds
Laws intended to protect children from abuse and neglect are not being properly enforced, and the federal government is to blame. That's according to a study by the Children's Advocacy Institute at the...
View ArticleHomeless Man Encourages Others On The Streets To 'Get Up'
This story begins an occasional series about individuals who don't have much money or power but do have a big impact on their communities.Sometimes, the people you'd least expect are those who do the...
View ArticleAround The U.S., Voting Technology Is All Over The Place
Remember all that new voting equipment purchased after the 2000 presidential election, when those discredited punch card machines were tossed out? Now, the newer machines are starting to wear...
View ArticleTerrorism Fears Complicate Money Transfers For Somali-Americans
Regulations intended to block money from getting into the hands of terrorist groups has led the last bank that handles most money transfers from the United States to Somalia to pull out of the...
View ArticleMany Unaccompanied Minors No Longer Alone, But Still In Limbo
Last summer, NPR spoke with a teenage boy who fled the violence in his home country to come live with his aunt just outside of Washington, D.C. Jose was just one among the wave of unaccompanied youths...
View ArticleBoth Parties Agree The Food Stamp Program Needs To Change. But How?
When it comes to the food stamps — or SNAP benefits as they're now called — there are few areas where Republicans and Democrats agree. But getting some of the 46 million people now receiving SNAP into...
View ArticleSupreme Court Declines To Hear Challenge To Strict Wisconsin Voter ID Law
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Monday not to hear a case involving the constitutionality of Wisconsin's strict voter ID requirement shifts attention now to voter identification laws working their...
View ArticleEngineer Turned Cabbie Helps New Refugees Find Their Way
This story is part of an occasional series about individuals who don't have much money or power but do have a big impact on their communities.Almost 70,000 refugees — victims of war, hardship and...
View ArticleTrading Walkathons For Ice Buckets, Charities Try To Hold On To Donors
Springtime means outdoor charity events, and there are plenty to choose from.You can walk, run, bike, swim or even roll around in the mud to raise money for a cause.
View ArticleOn Welfare? Don't Use The Money For Movies, Say Kansas Lawmakers
Welfare recipients in Kansas may soon be barred from spending their benefits on activities like going to the movies or swimming, or from withdrawing more than $25 per day from bank machines.If Gov. Sam...
View ArticleVulnerable Voting Machine Raises Questions About Election Security
Computer security experts have warned for years that some voting machines are vulnerable to attack. And this week, in Virginia, the state Board of Elections decided to impose an immediate ban on...
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Demonstrators Jubilant After Baltimore Police Charges
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After Police Are Charged In Gray's Death, Baltimore Awaits Next Steps
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View ArticleCheap And Fast, Online Voter Registration Catches On
Voters in more than half the states will soon be able to register online, rather than filling out a paper form and sending it in.Twenty states have implemented online voter registration so far, almost...
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FTC And States File Suit Against 4 Sham Cancer Charities
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: There's a major crackdown against, of all things, cancer charities. The Federal Trade Commission and all 50...
View ArticleCasa Ruby Is A 'Chosen Family' For Trans People Who Need A Home
Editor's note: This story contains language that some may find offensive.This story is part of an occasional series about individuals who don't have much money or power but do have a big impact on...
View ArticleTrans In Transition: Finding Friends And Community In D.C.
Hanging out on the front porch on a warm evening, people tend to open up a little more than usual. Which is what happened when I sat with Ruby Corado and two other trans women outside a house Corado...
View ArticleFor Baltimore Businesses, Aid For Riot Repair Is Not Coming Fast Enough
It took only minutes for stores in Baltimore to be destroyed on the night of April 27. But six weeks later, the repair process is still limping along. And stores not directly affected by the violence...
View ArticleFor Homeless Families, Quick Exit From Shelters Is Only A Temporary Fix
More than 150,000 U.S. families are homeless each year. The number has been going down, in part because of a program known as rapid rehousing, which quickly moves families out of shelters and into...
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