Hoda Emam is a freelance multimedia journalist with a background in financial news who has always followed the money trail. Through this approach, she has been able to produce news reports that uncovered flaws in our financial system and also offered a backdoor perspective on popular news stories.
It was vital for my reporting to engage with the community on a deeper level to understand the systemic issues that prevent families from breaking the cycle of poverty.
When parents must choose between food and diapers, children's well-being suffers. The problem still doesn’t get the attention it deserves.
Barriers to participation in the federal program include lack of awareness, and for some, fear stirred by misinformation.
Food insecurity remains a crisis for families across the country. Yet something unexpected is showing up in the data from federal food benefit programs.
Without access to diapers, both parents and children face health risks.
As the cost of diapers continues to skyrocket, a tax exemption in California is set to expire this summer.
