Gov. Kim Reynolds’ summer food program for children that is meant to replace Summer EBT got off to a rocky start this month, according to food bank and pantry officials tasked with distributing food ...
Anti-hunger advocates say the Healthy Kids Iowa program, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ summer nutrition program created to replace Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer, was burdensome and ineffective at ...
Destiny Strong remembers being alone and pregnant about 30 minutes from the closest hospital with maternal care. With several young children and a boyfriend in and out of jail, the Manchester mother ...
A number of federal changes to the Office of Head Start this year are having local impacts. The federal Head Start program provides early childhood education and wraparound services to qualifying ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A program that helps new and expecting mothers provide a safe, healthy environment for their babies is one step closer to being extended for five more years. The Healthy Start ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s infant mortality rate has increased, according to the latest report from the Department of Public Health, prompting renewed attention on programs aimed at protecting ...
112 consumer advocacy groups wrote a letter to the US Department of Education on Sept. 19, imploring the department to extend the program. The Department of Education’s Fresh Start program is ...
Preschool children in teacher Maria Sardina's class play on the playground at Northwest Montana Head Start in Kalispell on Tuesday, Oct. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Head Start has a historic ...
CLINTON, Md. — A first-time program aiming to significantly reduce infant mortality and improve maternal health is now available to patients in Prince George’s County. MedStar Health launched PG ...