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Experts found that problems that existed before COVID-19 were only exacerbated by the pandemic.
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A new Massachusetts document promises foster parents more training, resources, and authority over routine decisions, like sending a child to a birthday party.
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The three agencies who enroll western Massachusetts residents in LIHEAP, the federal program that helps low income households pay for heating or cooling their homes, talk about enrollment requirements, increased demand and challenges this year.
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UMass Amherst study will use wearable sensors to measure biological symptoms during toddlers' tantrums.
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LaMar Cook, a community leader in Springfield, Massachusetts, and Clarence Smith, owner of The Final Touch barbershop, organized the event at the Rebecca Johnson school gym and provided free backpacks and school supplies for kids.
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The immigrant farmworker advocacy organization Migrant Justice recently hosted its annual soccer tournament. Farmworkers from across Vermont, plus some nearby states, came out to play. The day included good games, Mexican food and bumping music.
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National Breastfeeding Awareness Month calls for additional support for mothers who want to breastfeed.
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A once thriving Latino Center in Manchester closed in 2009. Now advocates and community members are working to re-establish a space to support and connect new arrivals to the state.
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Our summer fiction series continues with an interview with author Katie Hafner.
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Dr. Catherine Pearlman, a licensed clinical social worker, has written a new book called "First Phone: A Child's Guide To Digital Responsibility And Safety.”