How has the mortgage crisis affected your neighborhood?
Apr. 27 - May 1, 2009 on WAMU 88.5
It all started with a mortgage crisis. It cascaded into a global financial crisis. Now the Washington region is dealing with the fallout.
Facing the Mortgage Crisis Community Outreach Minute
Update 7/17: Learn about several local organizations helping Washington area residents hold on during the economic downturn.
Share your stories
How has the recent turmoil affected your neighborhood? What does the mortgage crisis look like in community? Do you have tips or suggestions for dealing with the crisis? Share your stories and ask your questions on WAMU 88.5's social network, The Conversation.
Beginning Monday, April 27 through May 1, 2009, WAMU 88.5, in partnership with Marketplace and WHUT Howard University Television, will explore how global trends are affecting local communities and families. We'll also examine how decisions made on Wall Street, the Capitol, and the White House will impact neighborhoods in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia in the coming months.
Topics
WAMU 88.5 News
- Unemployment Centers On the Frontlines of the Economic Crisis
(Kavitha Cardoza) Monday, April 27th - From Money Manager To Rock Star, Local Musician Transforms Career After Layoff
(David Schultz) Tuesday, April 28th - Barry Farm: A Community With a Powerful Past Battles Poverty, Economic Crisis
(Patrick Madden) Wednesday, April 29th - Facing the Mortgage Crisis: Winners and Losers (Sabri Ben-Achour) Thursday, April 30th
- The failure of the DC Philharmonic (Stephanie Kaye) Friday, May 1st
The Kojo Nnamdi Show
- Personal Ethics and the Mortgage Crisis, Monday April, 27th
- Rethinking Personal Finance Strategies, Monday April 27th
- The Financial Crisis and Immigrant Communities, Tuesday April 28th
- Restaurants and Community Development, Wednesday April 29th
- Kai Ryssdal: Are Taxpayers Getting their Money's Worth?, Wednesday April 29th
- Talking to Kids About Finances, Thursday April 30th
- The End of the "Ownership Society"?, KNS special broadcast in partnership with WHUT Howard University Television
The Diane Rehm Show
Metro Connection
This American Life
Ask a question
Have a question you'd like The Kojo Nnamdi Show to ask our guests? Find The Kojo Nnamdi Show on Facebook and post your questions on our wall. You can also contact @kojoshow on Twitter.
Marketplace Whiteboard Video
Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch of Marketplace, the public radio business show, makes complicated financial concepts easy to understand in this entertaining, informative series.
Links Mentioned On-Air
- Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America
- MD Hope (Home Owners Preserving Equity)
- HUD
- US Department of Labor services for job seekers
- Byte Back
Facing the Mortgage Crisis is part of CPB's Public Service Media Economic Response Initiative.
