Children & Families

A new study found that children born to pregnant mothers who develop diabetes during pregnancy are more likely to battle...

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from refusing asylum to immigrants who cross the southern...

HOUSTON (AP) — Legal groups argued Monday that a judge should prevent the Trump administration from enforcing its ban on...

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

CHICAGO (AP) — It is Saturday morning, and 10-year-old Henry Hailey is up at the crack of dawn. Still in...

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Members of a migrant caravan started to meet some local resistance as they continued to arrive...

Read our Nonprofit Spotlight with A Precious Child’s CEO & Founder Carina Martin and Director of Development & Marketing Alissa...

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

NEW YORK (AP) — More children have been diagnosed with a mysterious paralyzing illness in recent weeks, and U.S. health...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued an order Friday to deny asylum to migrants who enter the country illegally,...

New data from the Aspen Institute shows that the number of children ages 6 to 12 who play sports consistently...

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

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. appeals court blocked President Donald Trump on Thursday from immediately ending an Obama-era program...

The nation's leading pediatricians' group has strengthened its advice against spanking and other physical punishment because of the potential for...

Studies have shown that beyond malnutrition and stunting in children, poor housing conditions are the main culprit of poor child...

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

A new study discovered a disturbing correlation between young people who spend several hours on screens and being diagnosed with...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has received a $4.5 million grant to help older foster children make the transition to...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Teenage girls in Oregon don't need their parents' consent to end an unwanted pregnancy, women in...

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

Gun injuries, including many from assaults, sent 75,000 U.S. children and teens to emergency rooms over nine years at a...

At least eight of the top 10 states with the highest number of suicide rates are in rural regions of...

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — A woman arrived just after sunrise at the Mexican entrance to the busiest border crossing into...

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