NC: Family/Father Issues
Report Highlights NC Needs for More & Better Child Care
Families in North Carolina are in critical need of more and better child care options, according to the latest Kids Count Data Book, released today …
Report Highlights Need for Extended Transition Services for Older Youths
Teenagers and young adults in the foster care system in North Carolina and throughout the nation are not receiving sufficient services to successfully…
Child-Care Crisis Hindering North Carolina's Economy
The state's unemployment rate for women with children younger than age 6 has reached nearly 4%, and according to a new report, around 400,000 parents …
Women with No Paid Family Leave Face “National Emergency”
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Biden administration says it will soon release its American Family Plan, aimed at providing relief for working families. The plan …
Report: Affordable Childcare Crisis Could Cost NC Billions
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Fewer than 1 in 3 parents of young children has access to quality, affordable childcare during the pandemic, according to a new …
NC Families “Left on Their Own” to Meet Basic Needs Amid Pandemic
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The coronavirus has surpassed heart disease as the number-one killer of Americans, and a new report finds children are especially …
Report: Positive Messaging Helps Reduce Chronic Student Absence
RALEIGH, N.C. — A new survey of more than 1,500 preschool, Head Start, and elementary-school staff and parents finds North Carolina school …
Amid Medicaid Expansion Debate, Some Foster Parents Lack Coverage
DURHAM, N.C. — Memorial vigils were held across North Carolina last week to honor people who have suffered or died because they lacked health …
NC Bill Aims to Help Nonviolent Offenders Improve Job Prospects
RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina legislators are pushing for reforms to make it easier for people to expunge nonviolent criminal offenses from their …
NC Lawmakers Introduce Paid Family Leave Guarantee for All Workers
RALEIGH, N.C. — Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would guarantee paid family and medical leave for all North Carolina workers. Only a …
Foster Care on Rise in NC
SALISBURY, N. C. – North Carolina's foster-care population has been on a steady rise since 2014, with 11,000 children in the system, and a new …
Summit Aims to Boost Family-Friendly NC Businesses
RALEIGH, N.C. — Family-friendly practices in the workplace are big business, and a best-selling author will have advice for creating a family-…