Homless Children in America (Page 2)

By Mary Richardson A trinity of warm coats, family fun, and local beer will take place on the Friday night before Halloween at the 5th annual Spooktacular, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Lake Charles. Spooktacular kicks off the Kiwanis Club’s annual Coats for Kids, which the club has organizedContinue Reading

It’s officially October, which means parents are brainstorming creative Halloween costumes for kids. Halloween is all about pushing the boundaries of creativity and imagination, but should there be a line, when it comes to kid costumes? While the following costumes may seem cringe-worthy, they are all available at retailers inContinue Reading

The Rev. Vincent L. Windrow Editor’s note: This guest column was adapted from a sermon Rev. Vincent L. Windrow delivered on Sunday, Oct. 11 I want to call your attention to something that’s happening in Murfreesboro, in Rutherford County. Scores of Black children, brown children, and poor children, for years, have beenContinue Reading

Michael Ferguson, Minister for State Development, Construction and Housing, New, safe, supported accommodation for children at risk in the North will be delivered by experienced youth service provider, Youth, Family and Community Connections (YFCC). I am very pleased to announce that YFCC is the preferred provider for the $4.6 millionContinue Reading

Square Feet Three-dimensional printing can create nearly any object. A partnership in Mexico is putting that theory to the test, building a village for residents living in poverty. Pedro García Hernández, 48, is a carpenter in the southeastern Mexican state of Tabasco, a rainforest-shrouded region of the country where aboutContinue Reading

BENJAMIN RASMUSSEN A call from dispatch comes over the radio, late morning on a Saturday: A man with a gun—possibly multiple weapons—has been spotted by a trail runner at the Chautauqua Overlook. The air is warm, 75 degrees, and getting warmer. College kids and families are out enjoying the 155-mileContinue Reading

Nothing felt more like home to Andrew Shelffo than West End Road in South Orange, New Jersey, the idyllic scene where he and a gang of neighborhood kids spent their days playing. Kids shot out of their doors in the mornings to play, and parents didn’t expect them back untilContinue Reading

For an eleventh consecutive year, the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 227 of Northern Virginia, donated a total of 90 gift credit cards to veterans and children of veterans who are part of the Veterans Administration Supportive Housing (VASH) program. The gift cards help pay for supplies and other essentialsContinue Reading

Students at Portland Public Schools will resume in-person classes next week. In at least one case, it means the homeless camp near a long-empty school has to go. PORTLAND, Ore. — After more than a year of remote learning, students at Portland Public Schools will head back to class inContinue Reading