Phillip Langat lost five relatives to motor neuron disease. Reporter Mercy Chelang'at says telling his story requires preparation and sensitivity.

Aallyah Wright of Capital B News used her reporting to help amplify the cultural and economic paradoxes in The Birthplace of the Blues, the setting for the blockbuster movie "Sinners."

The general assignment beat can yield terrific investigative reporting, Gray Television’s national consumer investigative reporter said.

Freelance writer Joseph Lee is fueled by the quest for identity and all of the aspects of justice and access to resources for Indigenous communities. He encourages journalists to explore environmental justice in communities.

Award-winning journalist Kat Stafford and leaders of Big Cities Health Coalition and West Side United share tips for reporters.

Angie Main of NACDC explains how CDFIs support economically disadvantaged communities through federal and private funds.

A community advocate talks about rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Katrina, particularly in Vietnamese American communities.

When it's "more expensive to pay for childcare than to go back to the job," solutions are needed. Here's what one small city did.

United Way Missoula County CEO Susan Hay Patrick, University of Montana's Damian Chase-Begaye and County Commissioner Josh Slotnick advise journalists about the critical role of collaboration in funding community development.

There are people behind the housing crisis and lives that have been uprooted because of it. Experts spoke with reporters about how to cover this sensitive topic and where to find valuable stories.

Tescha Hawley, founder of the Day Eagle Hope Project, and Nora Mabie who reports on Indigenous tribes for five newspapers, share lessons.

Advocates share their journeys to give journalists perspective on how to cover equity issues no matter where they are.

"Tell the story ... from the perspective of folks that are actually living it," community expert says.

Health disparities could cost the U.S. a trillion dollars by 2040. "We're done if that happens," Dr. Willie Underwood said.

Journalists can download entire data sets from the Atlas of Economic Complexity, says Harvard Growth Lab's Annie White and Tim Cheston.

Tracking human rights abuses in the supply chain is difficult. Journalism trainer Kavita Chandran tells reporters how to start investigating.

Therapists Sabrina Taylor and Jason Wang join EEOC counsel Sarah DeCosse to talk about why workplace mental health is anything but cookie-cutter.

Children are being wrongly removed from Medicaid insurance, says Joan Alker of the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University.

Covering childcare involves examining the workforce and workers’ rights. Seek out local organizations, say Child Care Resources Inc.’s Janet Singerman and WFAE’s Ely Portillo.

Reporter Meribah Knight did a deep dive into Tennessee’s fractured juvenile justice system, which ensnares many youth for far too long for minor offenses.

Turning 18 is often the biggest risk of all for many youths in the foster care system. Jennifer Rodriguez of the Youth Law Center says this neglect must end.

Charles Bradley knows firsthand that foster care can be more than a temporary fix for vulnerable children. In Mecklenburg County, NC, he leads the transformation.

Babies are cute—but they need more than cuddling. Zero to Three’s Senior Director of Federal Policy Patricia Cole said policies must nurture their healthy development.

AppleTree schools work with families and children to remove barriers to pre-K education, said Jamie Miles and Anne Malone of the AppleTree Institute.

Data confirms the Child Tax Credit’s value for boosting children and families out of poverty. Karen Chatfield of the National Center for Children in Poverty explains why.

Journalists must grasp the depths of economic power and control, says, Toussaint Romain of the Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy. Race is just the surface layer.

Hundreds of thousands of students didn’t return to school after the pandemic. AP reporter Bianca Vázquez Toness went looking for them to find out why.

Boston’s first Black and female mayor was a teen mom and homeless. Today, she’s CEO of Economic Mobility Pathways, and she believes in mentoring others up the ladder.

There are national systemic consequences within long-term care, Washington Post reporter Christopher Rowland says.

There’s a lack of options in long-term care and services, yet ‘choice is key,’ says Rita Choula of AARP and Joon Bang of Iona Senior Services.

Washington Post’s Michelle Singletary and SCAN Foundation President Sarita Mohanty urge journalists to demystify caregiving costs.

Edward Barksdale knows how to mend a wounded heart. But the Surgeon-in-Chief at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital also vows to heal traumatized communities.

Good health for kids requires much more than annual check-ups. Dr. Roopa Thakur of the Cleveland Clinic unpacks the social determinants of life-long good health.

The dynamics of food security are steadily evolving. But one thing’s certain; children need access to quality food, Morgan Taggart of the FARE project says.

Lived experience in foster care, as an adoptee and a social worker, fuels Rebecca Jones Gaston’s reform strategies as the nation’s top child welfare official.

Childhood obesity can be treated, but the social determinants of health hold more sway than surgery or nixing sugary soda, says the Cleveland Clinic’s Dr. Roy Kim.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s Deputy Chief of Staff LeeAnne Cornyn and University of Chicago child welfare data expert Fred Wulczyn unpack child welfare reform.

Sixto Cancel knows most youth exit the foster care system with serious trauma. His organization, Think of Us, vows to disrupt the bureaucracy of child welfare.

Undocumented parents often don’t seek health care for fear of deportation. Journalists can help kids stay covered, experts from the Children’s Defense Fund Texas said.

Gun violence causes wide-ranging negative effects—especially for Black and brown communities. KFF’s Nirmita Panchal unpacks statistics for American youth.