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What Future Can You Give Your Child: The cost of raising a child in NYC | This Robin Hood Moment

Saison 2 · Épisode 8

jeudi 20 novembre 2025 • Durée 33:07

What happens when every choice you make for your child comes at the cost of another?

For parents living in poverty, raising a child in New York City can feel like navigating an impossible maze of tradeoffs. Do you skip work to care for a sick child and risk losing your job? Do you buy groceries or pay for internet so they can finish their homework? Do you move into a more affordable apartment—even if it means transferring your child out of a good school? While most parents make choices to give their kids more, low-income parents are often forced to choose which basic needs they can afford to meet.

In this episode, we sit down with Phoebe Boyer, President & CEO of the Children’s Aid, to explore how poverty reshapes the possibilities of childhood. We’ll hear what’s at stake for kids when families live paycheck to paycheck, and the systemic investments—in education, health, housing, and family support — that can help children thrive. This is a conversation about protecting potential, and the urgent need to create a city where every child has a real shot at a better future.

Tune in for insightful discussions on shaping policies to uplift communities and #FightPoverty. Subscribe for more episodes wherever you listen to your podcasts.

You can find transcripts and more episodes of "This Robin Hood Moment" at robinhood.org/podcasts.

Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at info@robinhood.org.

Support Robin Hood’s work to elevate New Yorkers out of poverty at https://give.robinhood.org/give/61654/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=YT.

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Monique’s Choice: The price of a full plate (Bonus Episode) | This Robin Hood Moment

Saison 2 · Épisode 7

mardi 4 novembre 2025 • Durée 20:15

How do you feed your family when the cost of groceries keeps climbing, but your paycheck doesn’t?

In Harlem, Monique has learned to stretch every dollar, every meal, and every ounce of energy to keep food on the table for her children. But when the price of basic groceries rivals the cost of a utility bill, the choice between eating and keeping the lights on becomes painfully real.

In this episode, Monique shares how the Food Bank for New York City—one of Robin Hood’s grantee partners—helps her family bridge that gap. Her story offers a human portrait of food insecurity in New York: a city of abundance where far too many still go hungry, and where every full plate comes at a price.

Tune in for insightful discussions on shaping policies to uplift communities and #FightPoverty. Subscribe for more episodes wherever you listen to your podcasts.

You can find transcripts and more episodes of "This Robin Hood Moment" at robinhood.org/podcasts.

Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at info@robinhood.org.

Support Robin Hood’s work to elevate New Yorkers out of poverty at https://give.robinhood.org/give/61654/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=YT.

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Dinner or the Light Bill: The cost of hunger in New York City | This Robin Hood Moment

Saison 2 · Épisode 6

lundi 3 novembre 2025 • Durée 34:08

What happens when eating well isn’t a choice—but a calculation?

When the cost of food forces impossible choices, what would you give up to keep your family fed? In this episode, This Robin Hood Moment welcomes Leslie Gordon, President & CEO of Food Bank For New York City, to explore how rising grocery prices, stagnant wages, and looming federal cuts to programs like SNAP are reshaping the daily realities for millions of New Yorkers. Leslie shares on-the-ground insights into how families weigh food against other essentials—housing, child care, healthcare—and what it will take to ensure no New Yorker has to choose between eating dinner and keeping the lights on.

Tune in for insightful discussions on shaping policies to uplift communities and #FightPoverty. Subscribe for more episodes wherever you listen to your podcasts.

You can find transcripts and more episodes of "This Robin Hood Moment" at robinhood.org/podcasts.

Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at info@robinhood.org.

Support Robin Hood’s work to elevate New Yorkers out of poverty at https://give.robinhood.org/give/61654/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=YT.

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Michelle’s Choice: A key to stability (Bonus Episode) | This Robin Hood Moment

Saison 2 · Épisode 5

jeudi 23 octobre 2025 • Durée 16:41

What does home mean when it’s always just out of reach?

For Michelle, finding an apartment wasn’t just about having a roof over her head—it was about reclaiming a sense of security after years of uncertainty. With support from Anthos|Home, a Robin Hood-funded organization helping New Yorkers use housing vouchers to move quickly into affordable homes, Michelle finally found a place to settle and breathe.

In this episode, Michelle reflects on the emotional toll of searching for stability in one of the most expensive housing markets in the world, and what it means to finally hold the key to her own front door. Her story is a reminder that in New York City, the fight for housing is about more than rent—it’s about dignity, belonging, and the chance to build a future.

Tune in for insightful discussions on shaping policies to uplift communities and #FightPoverty. Subscribe for more episodes wherever you listen to your podcasts.

You can find transcripts and more episodes of "This Robin Hood Moment" at robinhood.org/podcasts.

Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at info@robinhood.org.

Support Robin Hood’s work to elevate New Yorkers out of poverty at https://give.robinhood.org/give/61654/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=YT.

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Rent or Everything Else: The cost of keeping your home | This Robin Hood Moment

Saison 2 · Épisode 4

mercredi 22 octobre 2025 • Durée 34:06

What happens when keeping your home means so much more than paying your rent?

Keeping your home in New York City takes more than just paying the rent—it takes navigating an invisible maze of systems. Affordable child care, steady employment, timely public benefits, and support in moments of crisis all determine whether a family can hold on to housing long term.

In this episode, we speak with Molly Wasow Park, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Social Services, about how she is reimagining the safety net to make it easier for New Yorkers to not only find housing but to keep it. From breaking down bureaucratic barriers to connecting families with the services they don’t even know exist, we explore what it really takes to stay home in the city.

Tune in for insightful discussions on shaping policies to uplift communities and #FightPoverty. Subscribe for more episodes wherever you listen to your podcasts.

You can find transcripts and more episodes of "This Robin Hood Moment" at robinhood.org/podcasts.

Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at info@robinhood.org.

Support Robin Hood’s work to elevate New Yorkers out of poverty at https://give.robinhood.org/give/61654/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=YT.

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Wendell’s Choice: When healing costs too much (Bonus Episode) | This Robin Hood Moment

Saison 2 · Épisode 3

jeudi 9 octobre 2025 • Durée 18:42

What do you do when taking care of your health means putting your job on the line?

For a Brooklynite like Wendell, getting sick came with a price he couldn’t afford. Without paid sick leave, every doctor’s visit meant lost wages—and the risk of falling behind on rent and bills. The result: a cycle of exhaustion, illness, and work that feels impossible to break.

In this episode, Wendell shares his story of pushing through pain, navigating the city’s healthcare maze, and learning how to advocate for himself along the way. His story of becoming a NYC Care member captures the quiet courage of New Yorkers who keep the city moving while struggling to care for themselves in a system where healing too often comes at a cost.

Tune in for insightful discussions on shaping policies to uplift communities and #FightPoverty. Subscribe for more episodes wherever you listen to your podcasts.

You can find transcripts and more episodes of "This Robin Hood Moment" at robinhood.org/podcasts.

Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at info@robinhood.org.

Support Robin Hood’s work to elevate New Yorkers out of poverty at https://give.robinhood.org/give/61654/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=YT.

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