Overall Goals:
With unemployment continuing to rise in North Texas and home foreclosures at near-record highs, KERA launched a year-long, multimedia project called The Economy that provided hope and brought help to the thousands of North Texans who were facing the mortgage crisis.

Using all our media assets – KERA-TV Channel 13.1, KERA-FM (90.1 in Dallas/Fort Worth/Denton, 99.3 in Sherman, 100.1 in Tyler and 88.3 in Wichita Falls) and kera.org online – KERA is connecting viewers and listeners to resources in our community that provide assistance to North Texans in need, and helping our audience gain a better understanding of how the current recession impacts the economy in our community. The Economy project includes television and radio specials, weekly radio reports, related national programming and a dedicated Web site.

Facing the Mortgage Crisis is part of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Public Service Media Economic Response Initiative.

Partners:
Catholic Charities of Dallas, Tarrant Area Food Bank, Goodwill Industries of Dallas, United Way of Tarrant County, CPB - funder

Activity Name: Economy Project Resume Writing
Activity Type: Training/Workshop

Activity Name: Resources: housing, familiy, health, employment
Activity Type: Community/Educational Event

Activity Name: Financial Stress Calculater
Activity Type: Community/Educational Event
Online Educational Activity

http://economy.kera.org/?page_id=2317

Activity Name: Economic related broadcasts
Activity Type: Develop A Broadcast
both radio and televised broadcasts