Children & Families

A new study found that parents who read to their children a lot boost their child’s learning and language skills...

Read our Nonprofit Spotlight with President & CEO of Vogel Alcove Karen Hughes on the organization’s mission to help homeless...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Trump administration rules that allow more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth...

George A. Jones, Chief Executive Officer of Bread for the City, discusses how community-based challenges impede in effectively serving low-income...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. judge said Friday that a "substantial number" of women would lose free birth control...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of requests by men to bring in child and adolescent brides to live in the United...

According to data from the California Department of Education, the number of students that are living in homelessness has increased...

Kurt Newman, President & CEO of the Children's National Health System, discusses how the influx of technology and preventative methods...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota philanthropist T. Denny Sanford has donated $55 million to Children's Home Society, with...

A new study published in Social Science Research found that American individuals and families are happier when living in places...

Loss is very common in childhood – 9 out of 10 children experience the death of a close family member...

Linda Velarde, Executive Director of Villa Maria, discusses how women who are homeless and without children can transition from crisis...

Read our Nonprofit Spotlight with President and CEO of Family League of Baltimore Demauane Millard who details how the organization...

Rising suicide rates and depression in U.S. teens and young adults have prompted researchers to ask a provocative question: Could...

A new study found that more children and youth are dying from use of opioids than ever before. ...

Stephanie Karr, Executive Director of the Center Against Sexual & Family Violence discuss how the organization provides confidential assistance, educational...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's education department is advising local school officials that it's not their role to determine whether...

In 2018, we had the pleasure of interviewing many organizations that are transforming communities across the US. We celebrate...

According to the President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Colleen Kraft, conditions in the detention centers in the...

In this collaboration with WHUT - Howard University Television, host Mark Oppenheim interviews nonprofit leaders from the Washington D.C. region...

Thousands are being impacted by the government shutdown since earlier this week, with work stopping for more than 380,000 federal...

The Trump administration said Wednesday it will keep open through early 2019 a tent city in Texas that now holds...

HOUSTON (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has ordered medical checks on every child in its custody after an...

Leaders from nonprofits in Alaska, Minnesota, Texas and Washington D.C. discuss the important work that they do to strengthen their...