Low Income Videos

The federal government is giving low income parents an incentive to pick up more fruits and vegetables for their children. It is revising the menu for its low income nutrition program to cut fat and add fiber. Some parents and dietitians in the Northwest are excited about the change.

Washington residents who can't afford health insurance on their own now get coverage through the state's Basic Health Plan. About 100,000 people are enrolled in the public subsidized program. But that number could soon change. Last month the state decided to raise rates to offset costs; a move that's expected to cause as many as 17,000 people to drop out of the program. Later this summer, members will find out just how much more they'll have to pay to stay on Basic Health. KUOW's Ruby de Luna spoke to one Seattle area woman to find out how the rate hike could affect her.

Author: chestersolomon Added: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:32:55 -0800 Duration: 0http://www.peakvista.org We provide primary care services to low-income, uninsured and underinsured working families within the Pikes Peak Region through fourteen outpatient centers at eleven locations.

Author: chestersolomon Added: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:33:03 -0800 Duration: 0http://www.peakvista.org Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a non profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) dedicated to premier medical, dental and behavioral health services for people of all ages.

Antoine Purnell still remembers his first visit to the dentist: When I seen him pull out the needle and asked me to open my mouth, it wasn't happening. Actually I ran out the room and my brother in law Dave had to come get me from the car, because I actually locked myself in the car, because I didn't want to get the shot, and I was crying. Today, Antoine becomes a member of the first graduating class of Big Picture High School. And he wants to be a dentist. Antoine told KUOW's Phyllis Fletcher he never would have figured that out if he hadn't gone to Big Picture High School in SeaTac.

Find out whether overly controlling mothers cause their kids to gain weight, how the French fight obesity, and how actress Nia Vardalos dropped 40 pounds!

Claim It! is a Minnesota program that helps low income residents claim tax credits and file tax returns for free to help preserve wealth in our communtiy. SPNN's Mike Wassenaar talks with Andrea Ferstan of Greater Twin Cities United Way and Yer Lee of Accountability MN about the program.

QUEERS FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE DAY OF ACTIONTHURSDAY APRIL 17TH TO RALLY, MARCH We demand accountability from the HRA and city agencies who refuse to follow the law and comply with providing non-discriminatory services for LGBT/GNC folks;Recognition that the fight for state-sanctioned marriage has eclipsed more pressing issues such as homelessness, unemployment, healthcare, immigrant-rights, police brutality;We oppose the effort to gentrify and privatize the public spaces homeless people call home, which leads to the targeting of the poor and homeless by the NYPD;We condemn the racist and xenophobic "immigration debates" in congress and oppose indefinite and mandatory detention of non-citizens.

Weekly summary of energy news from the upper Midwest region

A non-profit program in Chicago brings dogs into public schools so low-income and under-performing kids can read aloud to them -- a practice that greatly improves the students' comprehension and literacy.

QEJ Research Collaborative is the first episode taped by the Q-Crew of Queers for Economic Justice. It was taped 09/12/07 in the DCTV Studios on Layfayette Street in New York City with in-studio training provided by Manhattan Neighborhood Network. Host for this segment is Shaye Miller; guests are SK Blade and Rachael Pugh of the QEJ Research Collaborative. The Research Collaborative is a group of low-income, LGBT/GNC folks who are in the middle of a two-year long participatory reseach project documenting the their own experiences and those of others in this community. Crew for this show:Producers: AJ Briggs and Jay TooleDirector: Jay TooleCameras: AJ BriggsSwitching: Juliet JohnsonAudio: Joy HarrisTitles: Juliet JohnsonFloor Manager: Bianca Crandall

Victory for Homeless Domestic Partners was taped 03/27/07 for Queers for Economic Justice before the formation of Q-Talk. It was taped in the DCTV Studios on Layfayette Street in New York City by Manhattan Neighborhood Network. Host for this segment is Jay Toole, Shelter Organizer, Queers for Economic Justice. Guests are: Diana Olaizola, Shelter Specialist, Coalition for the Homeless; Anya Mukarji-Connolly, Staff Attorney, Peter Cicchino Youth Project at the Urban Justice Center; Shannon Kearns, MSW Intern and Housing Advocate, Queers for Economic Justice. Crew for this show:Lisa BurrissMarquis JenkinsBetty Yu

Fundraising video for the Volunteer Legal Services Corporation, the pro bono arm of the Alameda County Bar Association (in and around Oakland, California, USA).