Dirkes said she did a similar food drive six or seven years ago with just her own in-home day care and the families she works with. At the time she set a goal to collect 50 pounds of food and ended up ...

November is National Adoption Month and CBS 6 has again partnered with JFS Connecting Hearts and Virginia Kids Belong to help ...

Regularly helping others, whether through volunteering or simple acts of kindness, can slow cognitive decline and boost brain health in older adults, new research finds.

Diana Gelfand with her three adopted children, from left: Mateo, 6, Diana, Zane, 12, and Harlyn, 11. Courtesy of Diana Gelfand Diana Gelfand became a foster parent in 2013 and within 10 years adopted ...

About 42 million Americans rely on SNAP to help pay for food every month. The payments help low-income individuals and ...

Domestic violence month highlights the importance of addressing the insidious yet often invisible pandemic of interpersonal violence. Whether discussing its prevalence, prosecution, or prevention, we ...

Across Texas, tens of thousands of children with disabilities are waiting for access to Medicaid-funded home and community-based care — but one new center in the Houston area is helping families find ...

PENFIELD, N.Y. – Bridget Merriman, a Penfield native, was diagnosed with stage four Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the age of 11. Now 27, Merriman is using her life experience to help others as a pediatric ...