Children & Families

The Office of Refugee Resettlement recently found that more than 700 children have been taken away from their parents in...

Social benefit programs such as Medicaid and CHIP have been found to be most helpful to young children, as the...

In the U.S., transgender youth are the least likely to suffer from feeling excluded and in turn experience “mental health...

Al Velarde, Executive Director of the Paso del Norte Children Development Center, discusses the importance in extending services to help...

Three recent reports published in a major medical journal Lancet found that obesity along with other health issues could have...

Based on a new report by Blue Cross Blue Shield, more children ages 18 and under are suffering from a...

In the state of Maine, already two children have died from abuse in the home, and in neither case did...

Maggie Morales-Moody, President of Gigi's Playhouse El Paso, explains how the organization adopts and tailors child services to fit the...

The first large-scale, national study of transgender children, including some as young as 3, is poised to expand thanks to...

A new report from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) analyzed the impact of new policies on the...

A new report from the Government Accountability Office found that regardless of a school’s income, discipline practices on black children...

Anthony Tomasheski, Chief Executive Officer of the Boys & Girls Club of El Paso, explains the three fundamental components in...

In light of studies illustrating the educational importance in reading to children, new findings indicate families who read together are...

Read our interview with Common Good City Farm’s Executive Director Samantha Wetzel on the organization’s mission in providing nourishing vegetables...

The Justice Department is requiring judges in the U.S. to complete a certain number of deportation cases every year in...

Diane Flanagan, Chief Executive Officer of the Girls Scouts of the Desert Southwest, explains how the organization cultivates leadership skills...

Under a new proposal presented by the Trump administration, immigrants in the United States would be more likely to be...

Read our exclusive interview with Catherine Meek, Executive Director of School on Wheels, on the organization’s mission to simultaneously help...

New legislation in Utah will allow children to roam freely on the streets without supervision, in an effort to “let...

Theresa Eclov, Executive Director of Faith in Action for Cass County, discusses the role of volunteers and the community in...

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Warring sides in Yemen and their international backers must stop blocking or delaying aid deliveries, a...

NEW YORK (AP) — The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents dropped more than 12 percent last year,...

According to a new report released by the Colorado Children’s Campaign, youth within the state are facing unprecedented challenges that...

Denae Alamano, Executive Director of United Way of Bemidji Area, discusses how the organization mobilizes the power of caring in...