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• Coming together to support families and prevent child abuse, neglect

  Young children experience the world through their relationships with parents and other caregivers. Across our community, there are parents and caregivers who may be struggling with balancing the stress of daily life alongside caring for a child. Whether it is working multiple jobs trying to put food on the table, grappling with a substance use disorder, wondering where the next month’s rent will be coming from or figuring out how to deal with a major financial setback, balancing these pressures with parenting and running a household can at times be very difficult.Read Full StoryChild AbuseChild WelfareChild SupportChild CareChild HealthFinancial AbuseCASA Of Denton CountyVulnerable FamiliesParentsFoster CareHealth AnxietyParentingStressOffering ChildcareCommunity Volunteers

• Freedom Fighters Provide Security to Minneapolis Black Community

  Armed with AR-15 rifles and sporting bulletproof vests, members of the Minnesota Freedom Fighters (MNFF), a Black self-defense group formed after the death of George Floyd, describe themselves as a “bridge” between the police and the African-American community. “We’re trying to show the world that we can protect our people...Read Full StoryBlack PeopleRacial InjusticeMinneapolis ProtestsArmed PoliceMinnesota ProtestsPolice ViolenceMNFFAfrican-AmericanAFPStep ChildThe Freedom FightersNAACPNorth MinneapolisSecurityGang MembersGeorge FloydDerek Chauvin

• UW research helps advocates fight poverty with policy

  The most recent report from the Institute for Research on Poverty at UW-Madison, published in October 2020, showed 10.6 percent of Wisconsinites lived in poverty in 2018. That rate has not changed much from 11.1 percent in 2009, when the state was beginning to recover from the Great Recession. Before...Read Full StoryUwChild PovertyPoverty RatePoverty ThresholdEducation PolicyHealth PolicyHealth Care PolicyEconomic PolicyUW-MadisonWisconsinitesFoodShareIRPThe Census Bureau 'sMedicaidAmerican Rescue PlanLatonya JohnsonTony EversLisa Subeck

• MPA graduate travels world, founds nonprofit organization

  It is a common theme among college students to dream of traveling around the United States and the world after the completion of their education, but not everyone embarks on that journey. Kaila Pfister, ‘15, graduated from Binghamton University through the accelerated 4+1 masters of public administration program and a...Read Full StoryMpaNonprofit OrganizationChild AbuseGraduate CollegeGraduate SchoolGraduate StudiesGraduate StudentsEducation ProgramMPABinghamton UniversityPotelAlaska Children 's TrustBU Outdoors ClubNonprofit ManagementCollege Students

• For Community-College Students, It’s Been a Tough Year

  With community colleges shedding so many students in the wake of the pandemic, the focus for months has been on who didn’t enroll at two-year institutions. But a new report, released Thursday, provides insight on students who did take courses at a community college last fall. In short, it’s been tough for them. Juggling work and family obligations with classwork — which many community-college students do — is one thing that has been made even more difficult during the pandemic, according to the report.Read Full StoryFour-Year CollegesCommunity CollegesOnline StudentsTexas CollegeThe University Of TexasCoursesTwo-year InstitutionsAssignmentsIn-person ClassesClassworkChild CareWomenFallFinancial Troubles

• My wife has homeschooled our son and our best friends’ son since September due to COVID-19. Is it too late to bring up money?

  My wife and I have a 7-year-old son who would normally be attending the public-school system this year. However, for a variety of reasons mostly driven by the pandemic, we decided we would homeschool our son for first grade this year. My wife is currently a stay-at-home mom (she decided to take a pause in a great career in marketing when our second son was born a couple years ago).Read Full StoryHomeschoolCovid-19Home SchoolSummer SchoolChild CareGrade SchoolSunday SchoolCOVIDDiffiDow Jones & CompanyFacebook FBOECDMarketWatchLoveDear Quentin

• Sharon Stone Says She Had a 'Wonderful Experience' Working with Woody Allen

  Products in this story are independently selected and featured editorially. If you make a purchase using these links we may earn commission. Sharon Stone details her challenging past experiences with several men in Hollywood in her new memoir, but Woody Allen isn't one of them. The 63-year-old actress joined SiriusXM's...Read Full StoryCelebritiesHollywoodAnnie HallHBOBlue JasmineBasic InstinctDocumentaryFilmsAntzSiriusXMConnecticutRecallChild AbuseFebruaryMenSharon StoneWoody AllenMia FarrowDylan FarrowMatt LauerSoon Yi PrevinMichelle Collins

• Houston Tumlin, child actor in 'Talladega Nights,' dies at 28

  Former child actor Houston Tumlin, who played the son of Will Ferrell's character in 'Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,' has died by suicide, authorities said Wednesday. The 28-year-old died in his Pelham, Alabama, home on Tuesday afternoon, Shelby County Coroner Lina Evans told NBC News. Tumlin's girlfriend was...Read Full StoryHouston TumlinFormer Child ActorCelebritiesHome MovieNBC NewsInstagram APTSDTalladega NightsRicky BobbyTed MansonTexas Ranger BobbyWalker BobbyShelby CountyLina EvansGrayson RussellAdam MckayJohn C. ReillySacha Baron CohenJane LynchLeslie BibbAndy RichterMolly ShannonMichael Clarke DuncanGreg GermannGary ColeAmy AdamsWill Ferrell

• Teen born with one hand can't afford 'bionic arm' after being denied disability payment

  Kacey Bailey-Clarke was born without a left hand (Image: Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post)A teenager has been told by the DWP that she is not entitled to disability payments despite only having one hand.Toni Bailey has spoken out after years of “fighting” for 15-year-old Kacey Bailey-Clarke to get disability payments after they were taken away from her.Kacey lives with her 33-year-old mum in lkeston, Derbyshire, and was receiving £200 a month before the disability payment was stopped. The DWP said the rate of DLA (Disability Living Allowance) is determined by how much care, attention and supervision a child needs due to their disabilities.Toni, who is on working tax credit, had also received a top-up and help with council tax and is now given up fighting after being refused twice by the DWP despite going to a tribunal.The DWP paid the £200 a month payments to Kacey (Image: Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post)Kacey's family are now raising £4,450 for a 'Hero Arm', which creator Open Bionics bills as "the world's most affordable multi-grip bionic arm, with multi-grip functionality and empowering aesthetics".Toni told Nottinghamshire Live : “Kacey isn’t classed as disabled so we set up the fundraising page for her. I’m a single parent and I physically can’t afford to give my daughter what she deserves. “She got DLA for about three years and then when I applied again, they refused it.“I spent another year trying to appeal it and I went to a tribunal.“For them to say she’s a normal teenager when you can physically see her disability is really upsetting.”Toni, a special educational needs teaching assistant, said she is “living day to day” at the minute.Kacey with her mum Toni Bailey (Image: Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post)“For the past year I’ve just given up fighting it," she said."If Kacey had that £200 a month, at least £100 could go towards the new bionic arm. Little things like that would really help.“It’s one less thing for her to get picked on for. She had to stop her kickboxing classes when the money was taken away as I couldn’t afford it.“I’m struggling to live day to day. It really has been horrendous, I don’t think it is fair at all.“I want to give Kacey what she wants as she has been bullied and it has knocked her confidence.”Toni said when Kacey was was born without her left hand there were concerns about how she would cope.Kacey has refused to let her physical challenges stand in her way (Image: Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post)“I’ve always said to her ‘there’s no such word as can’t’ and ‘try to do everything you possibly can yourself," she said.“I've tried my hardest not to sugar-coat it, even though she does struggle and gets really stressed out.“She can get anxious when she's out because people look at her and then I get angry when I see people looking."Kacey has refused to let her physical challenges stand in her way and she is a sports enthusiast who has participated in dancing, snowboarding, boxing and mountain biking.The teen has shown remarkable confidence but admits that she does think about what her life could be like with both hands.She said: “I do try my best to stay confident but there are definitely times where I think about what it would be like if I had two hands and how different that would be.The teenager has tried using different prosthetic hands through the NHS but had little success (Image: Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post)"The new arm would help with cooking food, it would make chopping and peeling ten times easier."It would really help with putting on make-up too. Mostly it would help with my confidence, I try to hide one arm a lot without realising - but I'm not ashamed of it, I'm proud of it and want it to be a cool thing.“It's one of those things you’ve got to try and be confident about because if it makes you insecure then it will be more difficult."Kacey has tried using different prosthetic hands through the NHS but has had little success with them so goes without.“I feel more confident without them,” she said.“They try their best to make them look real, but the skin tones are obviously slightly different to mine which is nothing that can be helped.Toni said she has given up fighting the DWP (Image: Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post)“We had one before which was a different size to my right hand even though measurements were taken."Kacy's dad 37-year-old Alex Zaniewicz-Clarke said: “I'm a positive person and have tried to make sure that Kacey isn't left behind or made to feel like she can't do certain things.“I’ve always worked my hardest to make sure Kacey can do some of the stuff that everyone else can.”The gas engineer hopes the Hero Arm would remove a lot of limitations for his daughter.He added: “This is definitely something that will change her life.“It will give her something else to talk about and I think it will help her feel a bit more special.”A DWP spokesman said Kacey's case has been reviewed the twice.He added: “Our priority is for disabled children to get the support they are entitled to and decisions are made following consideration of all the information provided, including supporting evidence from a GP or medical specialist.“If someone disagrees with a decision then they have the right to ask for a review followed by an independent appeal.“In some cases, as children get older, the level of support they need can change and if at a later stage they develop personal care or mobility needs then a new claim can be requested at any time before their 16th birthday."Following that, a claim to Personal Independence Payment can be made.”To donate to their fundraising appeal click here. 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• Joan Murray releases new book to help support community

  Joan Murray has printed her 16th book, “You Can Trust Him: Anchoring Your Hope in God During Difficult Times” in support of Joan Murray Ministries, a faith-based community outreach nonprofit. Murray found her faith at the age of 12 and it eventually inspired her to begin the nonprofit which supports residents of the Katy area and Brookshire.Read Full StoryFood InsecurityCommunity OutreachChild Protective ServicesReligionCharityCommunity EventsNonprofit OrganizationsThe Boaz HouseBaptistCPSBooksCommunity OrganizationsReleasesHope ProgramFaithfulnessJoan MurrayChrist

• Researchers discover a novel marker of adult human neural stem cells

  The mammalian center for learning and memory, hippocampus, has a remarkable capacity to generate new neurons throughout life. Newborn neurons are produced by neural stem cells (NSCs) and they are crucial for forming neural circuits required for learning and memory, and mood control. During aging, the number of NSCs declines,...Read Full StoryBrain ResearchHuman BrainBrain CellsBiological CellsHuman CellsNSCJanJournalScientific ReportsNeural Stem CellsNeural CircuitsAdult Human NeurogenesisMammalian BrainVivo Brain ImagingNewborn Neurons