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The holiday season is already upon us so it must be time to…Shop? Cook? Celebrate? Sure! It’s also a time to do another fun (and healthy) thing with your family – volunteer. Long after the holiday meals have been eaten and the gifts and decorations are put away, your family will...

Now almost halfway into the school year, many parents of younger children are thinking about what they need to do to get their young children ready for kindergarten in 2019.

Here’s what the experts advise: play, sing, read, and talk with your...

In a country with an abundance of food and great wealth, it’s shocking to think that last year 41 million people struggled with hunger in the United States, including more than 12 million children. There are hungry people in every community, rich and poor. In the face of such a daunting problem, we do well to remember the words of Mother Teresa, “If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.”...

Kids love summer vacation, but teachers dread the learning loss students experience without regular reading and learning over the summertime. Children can fall three months behind academically while school is out, especially if they lack great books, good nutrition and active...