SERIES: Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands

Summary:

duPont-Columbia award winning series on poverty amidst prosperity

Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 1, 04:59

Part 1 of the duPont-Columbia award winning series on poverty amidst prosperity.
2-15-07

Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 10, 04:04

Stressed Out in Eastham: According to a survey conducted by Barnstable County last year, 80% of the most needy households on the Cape wrestle with stress and anxiety.
2-16-07

Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 11, 04:59

Meals on Wheels on the Vineyard: Much of the world knows Martha's Vineyard as a rich person's playground, but many locals are struggling to find adequate food and shelter.
2-16-07

Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 12, 05:08

Elderly Poor in Harwich: The ever-rising costs of living means that for a growing number of seniors, retirement has not been the life of leisure they may have expected.
2-16-07

Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 13, 05:07

Wampanoag in Mashpee: Of the 350 Wampanoag living in Mashpee today, 90% live from paycheck to paycheck, undeniably poor.
2-16-07

Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 14, 04:52

Youth Flight in Falmouth: If the next generation of teachers, nurses, and firefighters can't make the Cape their home, then who will serve and take care of the people who can?
2-16-07

Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 15, 04:58

Empty Nets in Provincetown: Cape Cod, a land named for its bounty of fish, doesn't have many commercial fishermen left.
2-16-07

Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 16, 05:37

Habitat for Humanity on the Vineyard: Much of the world knows Martha's Vineyard as a rich person's playground, but many locals are struggling to find adequate food and shelter.
2-16-07

Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 17, 05:00

Lack of Workforce Housing on Nantucket: With a median home price of $1.6 million, many in the Nantucket workforce will never be able to live where they work.
2-16-07

Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 18, 04:34

Uninsured and Underinsured in Brewster: More than 40,000 Cape residents are without health insurance. This vulnerable class may be just one illness or injury away from not being able to afford their homes.
2-16-07

Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 19, 05:06

Commuting in Bourne: Increasingly, going to work off-Cape is the only way to escape a low paying, tourist and service-driven economy.
2-16-07

Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 2, 05:21

Part 2 of the duPont-Columbia award winning series on poverty amidst prosperity.
2-16-07

Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 20, 05:18

The Road Ahead: If living the American Dream means getting married, buying a house, and raising a family, Cape Cod may not be a viable option for future generations.
2-16-07

Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 3, 04:47

Part 3 of the duPont-Columbia award winning series on poverty amidst prosperity.
2-16-07

Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 4, 05:09

Part 4 of the duPont-Columbia award winning series on poverty amidst prosperity.
2-16-07

Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 5, 05:22

Part 5 of the duPont-Columbia award winning series on poverty amidst prosperity.
2-16-07

Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 6, 04:34

Free and reduced lunch program statistics in Dennis indicate that there may be no accurate way to measure poverty.
2-16-07

Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 7, 05:04

Homeless in Hyannis Part 1: Shelters housed more than 500 homeless people last year. But untold others live on friends' couches, in motel rooms, and in tents in the woods
2-16-07

Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 8, 04:51

Homeless in Hyannis Part 2: Shelters housed more than 500 homeless people last year. But untold others live on friends' couches, in motel rooms, and in tents in the woods.
2-16-07

Two Cape Cods: Hidden Poverty on the Cape and Islands - Part 9, 05:02

The Winter Rental Shuffle in Sandwich: With off-season rental-housing prices skyrocketing, where are the working poor expected to look for shelter?
2-16-07

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