Children's
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
NC dentists stress importance of children's dental health during summer
As summer kicks into full gear, North Carolina dentists stressed the importance of maintaining children's dental health. Dr. Miranda Kalaskey…
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Summer meals for kids available to-go and by delivery in remote rural areas
With school cafeterias closed for the summer, community groups and nonprofits are working to ensure that Colorado's one in five children who go …
Monday, July 1, 2024
WA call center provides child care support for families experiencing homelessness
The high cost of child care in Washington can strain family budgets. It can be even harder when families are experiencing homelessness. A statewide …
Monday, July 1, 2024
AR health center aims to get more healthy foods to expecting mothers
A southeast Arkansas healthcare system is using grant money to help increase its patients' access to healthy foods. Mainline Health Systems will …
Helping prevent the summer slide among NM's school-aged kids
Some New Mexico kids hope summer never ends, while others cannot wait to get back in the classroom and both groups are at risk of falling behind in …
Save the Children works to end 'summer slide' for Arkansas students
During the summer months, children can lose up to 40% of the information they learned in school, in a phenomenon called the "summer slide." The …
Summit County initiative looks to ease childcare cost burden
Utah parents can expect to pay between $800 and $1,200 dollars a month for child care but a new program is expanding its reach into Summit County to h…
Mobile units aim to 'Make Summer Fair' for rural low-income kids
Mobile units are rolling out in rural California communities this summer to help keep kids engaged and combat learning loss. The nonprofit Save the …
$12 million in EPA rebates for clean school buses in Tennessee
Some Tennessee school districts are among 41 in the Southeast receiving funding from the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean School Bus rebate pro…
Opponents of latest state tax cuts say they benefit wealthy Arkansans
Leaders of some nonprofit organizations in Arkansas are not happy with a recent tax cut package passed by the Legislature. The law reduces the tax …
OH lawmakers propose $10 million child care program for working families
Sen. Michele Reynolds, R-Canal Winchester and Rep. Mark Johnson, R-Chillicothe, recently announced a significant legislative initiative to address …
Report: MD schools serving thousands fewer meals post-COVID
The latest Maryland School Breakfast Report finds tens of thousands fewer kids are being served post COVID. The end of pandemic era waivers two …