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Tag: children’s health

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, 2023March 21, 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

Moore County community creates safe housing for young people facing homelessness

by Jennifer Fernandez March 15, 2023March 16, 2023
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
Sad or desperate teen boy holding head in hands in classroom.
Posted inChildren's Health

What’s killing our children, and what can legislators do about it?

by Jennifer Fernandez March 1, 2023March 2, 2023
Abandoned child's toy, child welfare failure
Posted inChildren's Health

UNC study: States that expanded access to food benefits saw decreases in child neglect, abuse cases

by Jennifer Fernandez February 1, 2023January 31, 2023
A classroom appears in a photo that has been taped together.
Posted inChildren's Health

Experts make the urgent case: ‘Child care is a public good’

by Education NC January 27, 2023January 26, 2023

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