Celebrating A New Pope And The Taste Of Mothman, This West Virginia Week
A new pope, a new effort to save pets in the Mountain State and a new potato chip -- a lot to report on this West Virginia Week.
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Child Poverty
Black Children Most Likely To Live In Poverty In W.Va., New Report Finds
A report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found Latino children are the least likely to live in poverty in West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFood Bank Grant Targets Hunger In Rural W.Va. Communities
Save the Children’s newly-launched Rural Child Hunger Research and Innovation Lab program aims to improve access to food in hard-to-reach rural communities like Mercer County.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDisciplinary Disparities Focus Of Public Comment At Board Of Education Meeting
The Board heard public comment from two individuals concerned with disciplinary issues in the state’s schools, as well as an update on their own disciplinary report.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Kids Count Tallies Data On State Of Children
West Virginia ranked 42nd in the latest Kids Count Databook produced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The databook tracks hard data on the challenges facing kids around the nation. This latest report has a particular focus on mental health and anxiety challenges facing kids after the pandemic.
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Expansion of Child Tax Credit Helped Feed Children in W.Va
The Child Tax Credit provides Americans with children a little extra financial support. Experts are now studying what happened when that support was increased.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsParents Begin Receiving Federal Covid Tax Credit Payments This Week
About 39 million families across the U.S. -- including 346,000 children in West Virginia -- are receiving monthly child payments this week from the U.S. Department of Treasury as a part of the federal COVID-19 relief plan.
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