Every culture has practices around generosity, giving, and sharing. Fundraisers, take note: you cannot raise money from those you do not see. An essay by Hali Lee.

Thinkers and doers discuss housing; food security; homelessness and community; cultural displacement; and media narratives in an online series presented by The WNET Group on Wednesdays, April 26 to May 24. Watch live or stream later.

Is shelter alone an answer to increasing demonization and criminalization of homelessness? Leaders in the field share how to use empathy and critical analysis to respond to a complex set of issues.

Artists and culturemakers can advance narratives and cultural activism that can disrupt displacement. On May 17, a virtual event focuses on leveraging arts and culture to strengthen cities and towns.

Learn from leaders who are advancing housing stability, economic opportunity, and community empowerment in a virtual event on April 26 at 6pm ET.

The climate crisis exacerbates the inequality people of color face in health outcomes and survival itself.

Celebrate Arab Americans, from the comedian behind the Netflix series Mo to a group of Palestinian-American dancers in Brooklyn.

Seven decades after Brown v. Board, few New York City public schools reflect systemwide demographics by race, despite advocacy by students and the public. A Community Connections essay by Christopher Bonastia.

As New York State announces $8.6 million to develop outpatient treatment for opioid use disorder, PBS stations in NY present programs and events focused on opioid addiction and the overdose crisis.

Hear from the country’s first legal supervised drug consumption site, OnPoint NYC, and the director of Love in the Time of Fentanyl. A free online event.

We thank our Giving Tuesday donors by name. Helping us reach our goal supports a year of breathtaking drama, the best in music, nature, news, and kids’ shows.

Register for a free online event about corrections professionals and suicide, featuring Dr. Gerard W. Bryant among other expert panelists.

To speak and name one’s suffering creates the possibility for acceptance, progress, and transcendence. The problem is how few people are willing to hold space for such piercing despair. An essay by k. Neycha Herford.

The 2023 Alternate Side Parking Rules calendar, plus the meanings and origins of religious and legal holidays that grant more time to park on New York City streets.

Harpist Ashley Jackson on making music a joyful experience for her communities, and creating equity in classrooms and venues. A guest essay for Community Connections.