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Tag: child poverty

Woman holding menstrual cup and tampon
Posted inChildren's Health

Charter schools get larger share in second round of state grant for period hygiene supplies

by Jennifer Fernandez March 21, 2023April 4, 2023

By Jennifer Fernandez In the second round of a state grant aimed at helping provide students with free period supplies, charter schools got a much larger share of the funding than they did in the first round. The charters accounted for 45.7 percent of the money the state provided to pay for tampons, pads and […]

Posted inChildren's Health

Period poverty affects 1 in 4 teens. Two NC students started a nonprofit to tackle the issue.

by Jennifer Fernandez March 2, 2023March 2, 2023
A toddler adjusting his mortarboard in a graduation gown
Posted inChildren's Health

Nurse-Family Partnership programs guide first-timers through transition to motherhood

by Yen Duong January 10, 2020January 10, 2020
Posted inChildren's Health

WIC benefits help improve child, maternal nutrition, but fewer families are accessing it

by Sarah Ovaska July 15, 2019July 15, 2019
four girls on a swing suspended by chains, they all smile at the camera
Posted inChildren's Health

Report shows worrisome trend of suicides among N.C. youth increasing

by Sarah Ovaska February 22, 2019February 22, 2019
Posted inChildren's Health

Advocates See Potential for Child Death Prevention in Connecting State Data

by Rose Hoban December 11, 2018September 5, 2022

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