AltWeeklies Wire
Children of the Stormnew
The Children's Defense Fund aims to renew the Gulf Coast's children.
Jackson Free Press |
Natalie A. Collier |
05-18-2006 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Big Love, Texas-Stylenew
Polygamists live in a compound on the dry western plains of Texas.
Houston Press |
Keith Plocek |
05-02-2006 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Her Right to Be Obnoxiousnew
Dyandria Darel claims that the New York City Administration for Children's Services botched the abuse case against her ex-husband and eventually took her daughter away from her.
The Village Voice |
Kristen Lombardi |
04-12-2006 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
In the Mouth of Madnessnew
Between 400 and 700 kids are coming of age on Los Angeles' Skid Row.
L.A. Weekly |
Sam Slovick |
03-09-2006 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Marry, Marry Quite Contrarynew
Bush has finally secured millions to promote marriage in "at-risk" communities.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tali Woodward |
03-02-2006 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Adopting New Rulesnew
A planned change to Michigan adoption law for unmarried parents may prove a boon for gay couples.
Metro Times |
Ben Lefebvre |
01-25-2006 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
A Good Man Is Hard to Findnew
Mentoring programs complain about the lack of adult males, so one took a chance on ex-con Marc Plaskie.
Westword |
Jared Jacang Maher |
01-17-2006 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Runaways of a Certain Age Stuck in Catch-16new
For all the resources available to troubled teens, the safety net has huge holes when it comes to helping kids in their mid teens whose behavior isn't too extreme.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
12-14-2005 |
Children & Families
Kids, Money and Foreign Policynew
Laura Briggs, an international adoption expert, says the commercialization of adoption has helped kids who need homes -- and has hurt some who already had homes.
Tucson Weekly |
Saxon Burns |
11-17-2005 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
You've Come a Long Way, Babynew
Since China opened its doors to international adoption in 1992, the trend of Americans adopting orphaned little girls from that country has been steadily growing. Kathryn Lurie talks to two families who have been through the process.
Metroland |
Kathryn Lurie |
11-17-2005 |
Children & Families
Pass/Fail: Student Drug Testing for Jackson Public Schools?new
Jackson, Mississippi's new mayor, Frank Melton, wants every public school student drug tested. Such a plan is unconstitutional and would be expensive, too.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
10-13-2005 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Driving While Young: Why a City's Curfew Isn't All Thatnew
When she got up the morning of July 10, 2003, Leslie Berryhill did not know she was going to face the "scariest thing" of her short life. But the Jackson, Miss., youth curfew had landed the 17-year-old in jail -- and no one called to tell her frightened parents anything about it.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
10-13-2005 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
The Day-Care Scarenew
Four years ago, research seemed to indicate that day care was turning out a generation of bullies. Now, new data suggest those fears were way overblown, and the national day-care debate is about to be rekindled.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
10-05-2005 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Under 18? Stay Homenew
Curfews, anti-skateboarding rules, closed school grounds..... What’s a teen to do?
Metroland |
Rick Marshall |
08-09-2005 |
Children & Families
Girls Gone Mildnew
Four troubled teenage girls are given a last chance at youth -- and a better chance at surviving adulthood.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
08-08-2005 |
Children & Families
