AUBURN, Wash. – After a series of low-paying jobs, Nicole Slemp finally landed one she loved. She was a secretary for Washington’s child services department, a job that came with her own cubicle, and she had a knack for working with families in difficult situations. Slemp expected to return to work after having her son […]
As lawmakers debate work requirements in Medicaid expansion bills, Walker faces a Catch-22: she first needs health insurance to get healthy enough to be able to return to work.
38-year-old Brian Warner, indicted on 51 counts of child abuse, posted $100,000 bail on Tuesday, following a Berkshire Superior Court arraignment.
Finding child care is a struggle for many parents across Central Oregon. In this week's Special Report, Jillian Fortner takes a look at how NeighborImpact and COCC are working together to create hundreds of new child care spots.
Vulihn Ta, a OB/GYN doctor, allegedly raped a female family member. Ta performed oral sex on the alleged victim and raped her, documents say. The incident report said the gynecologist penetrated the girl in the hot tub
Police have arrested a woman accused of running an unlicensed daycare facility in Crystal Lake after she allegedly intentionally injured a child, officials said. The Crystal Lake Police Department received information around 11 a.m. Monday from the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). The agency reported an aggravated battery to a child that occurred […]
Elisabeth Briggs, 48, a mother of three teenagers, from Shropshire, fights back tears as she recounts how her life changed after she contracted Covid - which then developed into long Covid.
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"It’s 2016. I’m a contemporary artist and have been living off of Medicaid, food stamps, and $20k annually since graduating from art school five years ago."
NEW ORLEANS — Last summer, Derrika Richard felt stuck. She didn’t have enough money to afford child care for her three youngest children, ages 1, 2 and 3. Yet the demands of caring for them on a daily basis made it impossible for Richard, who cuts and styles hair from her home, to work. One […]
The West Virginia Center for Children’s Justice hosted the event Friday night.
Student-parents disproportionately give up before they reach the finish line. Fewer than 4 in 10 graduate with a degree within six years, compared with more than 6 in 10 other students. Search to learn more about childcare availability at colleges and universities nationwide. Enter an institution name to see if child care is available and how many […]