THE HHS DIVISION THAT RUNS federal early-childhood programs is called the Administration for Children and Families, or ACF.

Pupils from poorer backgrounds – those eligible for free school meals – made less progress in their schooling than their ...

The most common conditions of maltreatment include parental drug and alcohol abuse, severe mental illness, domestic violence ...

Vice President JD Vance wants women to have more babies, but he should learn from the Catholic bishops how to make having ...

Thousands of low-income families would face life-changing circumstances if the program that provides comprehensive services ...

Poverty is a pernicious policy problem that blights lives and robs children of a healthy, educated and well-rounded ...

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday laid off scores of Health and Human Services employees, including many who ...

This week, we celebrate 50 years of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the impact it's had on millions of ...

Children represented by the nonprofits, according to the groups’ complaint, arrived in the United States to flee violence, poverty and other dangers. Many of them are from Central America.

Expanding child tax credit would cut child poverty rate in half statewide and have an enormous impact on the Syracuse community, writes 48th District state senator.

The proposed plan could cost Alabama $800 million and jeopardize care for 37 million kids nationwide, including those in poverty and rural areas.