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.

Monserrat Apud de la Fuente Monserrat Apud de la Fuente Samantha Chow Samantha Chow May 13, 2022 9:40 am MST
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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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Supreme Court Healthcare The Supreme Court Has Overturned Roe v. Wade. Here’s What It Means For Arizona.
Photo by Gage Skidmore. Elections Life After Ducey: Here’s Who Is on the Ballot for Arizona Governor in 2022
FILE - In this May 28, 2013, file photo, a hiker walks on a rock formation known as The Wave in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona. The richly colored geological upheaval along the Arizona-Utah border is one of the most sought-after hikes in the West. But the Wave isnÂ’t without dangers that led officials with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to implement a series of safety measures following a trio of deaths in 2013. A new proposal to change the way permits are doled out and increase fees also could free up more people to do safety checks. (AP Photo/Brian Witte, File) Culture 10 Bucket List Summer Destinations in Arizona
Lake Powell at the Glen Canyon Dam wall Arizona Report Estimates Lake Powell Has 88% Chance of Falling Below Critical Level by August 2022
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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