Stories tagged: "children"

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Health Care and Comfort: From Horses to Micro-Mini Cows, Animals Can Help with Human Ailments

Animal-assisted therapy is a growing form of therapy that can help people of all ages both mentally and physically by relying on the unique bond between animals and humans.

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Family Yuma Mother Documents 4-Year-old’s Struggle With Rare Moebius Syndrome

Researchers estimate that the syndrome affects as few as 1 in 500,000 newborns, according to The National Library of Medicine.

Genesis Alvarado Genesis Alvarado May 5, 2022 4:02 pm MST
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Family Your Guide to Free and Low-Cost Summer Camps in the Valley

Make sure to bookmark this page! Additional activities from all across the Valley for kids of all ages will be added throughout the summer.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner May 5, 2022 1:25 pm MST
Family Photo courtesy Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department​
Family Your Guide to Free and Low-Cost Summer Camps in the Valley

Make sure to bookmark this page! Additional activities from all across the Valley for kids of all ages will be added throughout the summer.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner May 4, 2022 9:16 am MST
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Arizona Opinion: Arizona Families Need Congress to Make Child Tax Credit Expansion Permanent

Arizona families desperately need a permanent expanded child tax credit in our continued fight against COVID-19.

Radha Seshagiri Radha Seshagiri David Lujan David Lujan January 26, 2022 5:45 am MST

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Photo by Annette Matthews Arizona The 7 Best Locations for Your Holiday Portraits, According to Local Professionals
Shops and restaurants line the main street in this once bustling mining town Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Bisbee, Ariz. When the city of Bisbee decided to remove fluoride from its water supply earlier this year, the vote was unanimous but there was no input from any public health entity, now public health officials say residents in the southern Arizona community should be aware they are more susceptible to cavities. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Culture 6 Reasons to Add Bisbee to Your Summer Bucket List
US President Joe Biden announces student loan relief with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona (R) on August 24, 2022 in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC. - Biden announced that most US university graduates still trying to pay off student loans will get $10,000 of relief to address a decades-old headache of massive educational debt across the country. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) Education Biden Administration Makes It Easier to Discharge Student Loan Debt Through Bankruptcy
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Education Hungry Holidays: Break From School Means Break From Meals for Some Kids

Advocates for child nutrition programs have found potential solutions in an unlikely place—the COVID-19 pandemic.

Genesis Sandoval Genesis Sandoval December 30, 2021 8:00 am MST
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Arizona Expanded Child Tax Credit Benefited Almost 1.4 Million Arizona Children

Arizona families this week may have seen their last payment —for now—under the expanded child tax credit program.

Genesis Sandoval Genesis Sandoval December 17, 2021 8:55 am MST