City Limits - A Poverty Project

The Central New York Community Foundation pledged $1 million to racial justice following the multiple killings of Black people by law enforcement this past summer.

The previous episode of City Limits examined efforts in the Syracuse community to use art to heal the emotional wounds created by instances of racial injustice, police brutality, and social unrest.  In that episode, you heard voices of members of the Black Artist Collective, an organized group of

Historically, black artists have long played an integral role in social justice movements by using their art and their voice to amplify anger and frustrations.  This City Limits episode examines how artists and arts organizations in Syracuse are working to support and sustain the racial justice m

COVID-19 didn’t so much create new issues for Central New Yorker experiencing poverty, but instead exacerbated existing inequalities.

Hemp growers are deciding right now how much hemp crops to plant with the unknowns of when they will be able to farm and when processors will be able to start, again.  As part of City Limits Food For Thought, John Smith reports the industry appeared to be gaining state support before the COVID-19

***Episode 43 of City Limits begins our Food for Thought series. Food for Thought is our newest reporting project focusing on the state’s largest economic sector: agriculture. ***

It’s well-established that education is often key to breaking the cycle of poverty by opening doors better-paying jobs.  But what about something as basic as literacy?  An estimated 60,000 adults in Onondaga County lack literacy skills. 

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Nojaim Market closing on Syracuse’s Near Westside renewed a conversation about food access in some of the city’s most impoverished n

In his state of the city address this year, Mayor Ben Walsh said Syracuse's best days aren't just around the corner, but they are i

It might seem like one of the quickest ways out of poverty is a steady job.  But despite low unemployment and government-funded job training, those who need jobs the most

The Greater Syracuse HOPE Initiative has been working to make a difference in Syracuse’s poverty problem.

It's been almost a year since City Limits introduced listeners to Providence Services and some of the people who use the shuttle-to-work service.  At the time, the fledgling non-profit was  making the most

There’s a demographic that might be forgotten or dismissed as part of the overall employment picture in Syracuse and Central New York, even if they make up about 20 percent of the population.

Reproductive health often gets billed as a women’s issue in national conversation.

Central New Yorkers may hold the misperception that Veterans in poverty and homelessness have been well taken care of and it’s no longer an issue that ne

Those who represent...and make policy for Syracuse residents on the city and county level know all too well the parts of their districts that are

More than 95% of those who go into jail or prison after being convicted and sentenced for a crime co