Chasing the Dream (2018)
Chasing the Dream is a comprehensive three-year poverty awareness campaign centered on the Southern Tier region of New York. Incorporating television, radio and digital media, this project sheds light on the root causes of local poverty, the reality of what poverty looks like in our region and the successes and challenges of poverty-reduction efforts taking place in our communities.
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Chasing the Dream
2018Seasons & Episode
A look into local school districts' response to the COVID-19 crisis and the unique challenges faced by rural schools. Host Natasha Thompson, President & CEO of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier, has a conversation with Dr. Patricia Follette, Superintendent of the Whitney Point Central School District. Interviews with students responding to the crisis are also featured.
A look into Community Arts of Elmira and their public art initiative, Elmira Infinite Canvas. Dr. Connie Sullivan-Blum, Executive Director of The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes comes to the studio for a conversation about how the arts impact our local economy and we hear from a local artist chasing her dream.
Interview with Dr. Beth Dollinger, Food Meets Health program in Elmira, NY. Interview with Cynthia Cave-Gaetani, Director of Food and Nutrition at Lourdes Hospital. Interview with Rachel Mischler, a registered dietitian with Lourdes Hospital. A Dream interview with Robin, from the Speakers Bureau in Bath, NY.
This episode of Chasing the Dream takes a look at the modern farmer, the struggles that they face every day, and the organizations that are offering them support. Host Natasha Thompson interviews Kate Downes, Outreach Director of the New York FarmNet organization, and a look at a regenerative farm in upstate New York.
We take a look at the work that the Food Bank of the Southern Tier is doing in our region, how food pantries are an integral part of a complex system to make sure that no family goes without food, and how COVID-19 has impacted those in need as well as the organizations working hard to help them.
Chasing the Dream is a comprehensive three-year poverty awareness campaign centered on the Southern Tier region of New York. Incorporating television, radio and digital media, this project sheds light on the root causes of local poverty, the reality of what poverty looks like in our region and the successes and challenges of poverty-reduction efforts taking place in our communities.
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