November 24, 2024 - Loneliness Epidemic / The Elijah Project / Weekly Insight

Rhode Island PBS Weekly

On this episode, producer Isabella Jibilian has an in-depth report on loneliness and its detrimental physical and mental effects on both the young and the old here in Rhode Island and beyond. Then, on this episode of Weekly Insight, Michelle San Miguel and WPRI 12’s politics editor Ted Nesi discuss how local lawmakers are preparing for a new Presidential Administration and why next year’s State budget is causing concern. Finally, at this time of Thanksgiving, we revisit Pamela Watts interview with Elisha Project founder George Ortiz who is on a mission to feed the hungry through a program that takes community sharing to a whole new level