A conversation with Milam Newby and Nancy Pollard on their work with Friends of the Children, a national youth mentoring organization, and its life-changing impact on kids facing adversity. For more ...

This article is part of "Solutionaries," our continuing commitment to solutions journalism, highlighting the creative people in communities working to make the world a better place, one solution at a ...

NORFOLK, Va. — In a city where more than one in four children grow up in poverty, a local nonprofit is working to rewrite the future, one student at a time. Next Step to Success, a free afterschool ...

The United States must provide quality education and comprehensive health care to all children and expectant mothers to break the cycle of poverty and incarceration that traps today's youth, the ...

Saving for a child’s future can feel a little like losing weight and getting physically fit — something everyone talks about but few accomplish. In today’s economy, many Vermonters struggle just to ...