The challenge is that permananecy depends on multiple systems seamlessly working together, including the courts, child welfare, behavioral health and more.
During a time when 60% of women say they would not have sought abortions if their life circumstances were different, it’s common sense to support the wide range of care and resources at our local pregnancy centers.
A discussion was held in the N.C. House Banking Committee Tuesday on the Medical Debt De-Weaponization Act, which is being touted as a law that would protect those who have a hard time paying medical debt.
The city of High Point is making national headlines for its innovative approach to combating the scourge of domestic violence. Nearby Lexington has adopted the same model.
RALEIGH — From Jan. 1, 2014, through October 31, North Carolina has accepted 59 Syrian refugees, and as many as 270 others are expected to be relocated throughout the state, according to Gov. Pat McCrory’s office. The governor's office updated the information Monday, three days after it responded to an open-records request from Carolina Journal seeking a tally on the number of refugees that have been relocated to North Carolina from the war-torn country.
Despite all the attention paid to education spending, health and human services grab a larger piece of the state budget pie.
RALEIGH — According to federal and academic studies, the national rate of home education is 41 percent lower than North Carolina’s, and many advocates of parent-directed education see trouble on the horizon — from trends in academia, law, and even a United Nations treaty which could endanger seriously families’ right to choose an independent, private education for their children.
RALEIGH — Supporters of Gov. Mike Easley’s More at Four pre-kindergarten program, designed especially for “at risk” children, say it is working and praised the $9.1 million boost in funds in this year’s state budget. Although state funding is providing for the program in all 100 counties of the state, it doesn’t take into account that More at Four requires, penny for penny, matched or blended funds in order to exist. Jones County is one of the more vulnerable communities where officials cringe at the thought of helping to fund another government-mandated program. “The state makes these rules and then mandates that we pay for it,” a Jones County commissioner said.
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