Mark Strassmann

4 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Mark Strassmann

Flint, Michigan — At a parade last year in Flint, Michigan, every family and their babies celebrated a gift from the same woman — pediatrician Dr. Mona Hanna. "How can you say no to these babies? Like how can you say no?" Hanna told CBS News. Rx kids, a program she created to give cash to pregnant moms, is an American first. "I wanted something that literally would be able to prescribe away the pathogen of poverty," Hanna said.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Mark Strassmann

At the monthly art gallery hop in Trinidad, Colorado, the crowds prove something important: The struggling community was a blank canvas all along. "The art scene is absolutely the focal point," said Mayor Karen Griego, a fourth-generation resident in the town of about 8,200 people. "I was really afraid for Trinidad, because I didn't know what we could do to turn it around."Trinidad used to be the capital of southern Colorado coal. After that went away, bleak times followed.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Mark Strassmann

What Catholic immigrants want in next pope In America's largest Catholic parish, you can feel the intimacy of grief left after the death of Pope Francis. "All eyes are on holy mother church. Her shepherd is gone and now we're seeking a new shepherd," said Father Alex Chavez, pastor of St. Charles Borromeo in Visalia, California, where Sunday services routinely fill all 3,200 seats.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Mark Strassmann

Gulf coast marks 15 years since BP oil spill Off Grand Isle, Louisiana, is a sportfishing paradise, where dolphins escort Captain Craig Bielkiewicz's charter boat into the Gulf of Mexico. He wanted to show off what matters there: the redfish are biting, and the dolphins are evidence of that fact. It's another sign the place has slowly recovered over the last 15 years since the catastrophic BP oil spill.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Mark Strassmann |Samantha Wender

Inflation has more people turning to food banks for help, including people with six-figure incomes struggling to feed their families. Chandra Kelsey of Wallingford, Connecticut, is a mother of three who works full-time as a program director at Yale's School of Public Health and sometimes takes on a second job to make ends meet. In their household, two people take home a total of $150,000, but it's often not enough. "That's not what you bring home after taxes. You know we have mortgage, insurance.