Crosscurrents

As Americans grow older, more of us will either need or be caregivers. But who cares for the caregivers? And what are they doing to care for themselves? In this special hour-long presentation from Capital Public Radio we hear about the state of caregiving in America.

In Sacramento, a city in one of the richest agricultural regions of the country, tens of thousands of residents go hungry each day. In this special hour-long presentation from Capital Public Radio we hear about food insecurity in the region.

One out of four adults in California is a high school dropout. Class Dismissed takes an up-close look at the crisis through the lives of four young people from the Central Valley. The stories reveal what's at stake for their future and ours.

Twenty years after a sharp rise in autism rates, thousands of California children are aging out of special education. Each one enters adulthood with a unique combination of social deficits that promises a challenging life, even with support. In this special hour-long presentation from Capital Public Radio we hear what happens when autism grows up.

A reporter goes undercover as a prison guard. How inmates are reaching out to support one another inside San Quentin State Prison. How one local performer brings people together with the power of song.

Medical innovations for dealing with incontinence.Playwright Star Finch imagines the coming era of hyper-technology.The true cost of a ballot signature.

Catching up with a couple we met two years ago who were using a bus line as their shelter. A conversation with Jeff Kositsky, San Francisco’s first director of the department of homelessness. The story behind this week’s Audiograph mystery sound.

One couple's experience living in the Navigation Center—and what came after.Navigation Center Director Julie Leadbettertalks about the center's new approach.Inside the Tenderloin post office's general delivery window.

Meet a disabled activist as he gathers information for his next article in homeless newspaper Street Spirit. A man who’s been homeless for eight years describes what selling the Street Spirit newspaper has meant for him. A live conversation with an organization that works to keep homeless youth off the streets.

A ride-along with a team trying to make a dent San Francisco’s homelessness problem. A San Francisco nonprofit provides the basics to people living on the street.How homeless women cope with getting their period.