A cash-assistance program for expectant moms and babies is expanding to metro Detroit for the first time. The Rx Kids program is expected to launch in Pontiac this May, program leaders, funders and ...

The program costs the Department of Corrections $15,000 a year, a figure folded into the $8.8 million budget for the women’s prison in Pierre. Building bonds Spiryt got restless as she sat on her ...

Because Wednesday marked the start of the 2026 fiscal year, the WIC program — which provides free, healthy food to low-income pregnant women, new moms and children under 5 — was due for an influx of ...

Being a single mother is one of the toughest jobs in the world. And for many stuck in a cycle of poverty, investing in their own personal and professional goals is an afterthought when there’s a ...

Until around five years ago, it was known as the “PACT” house, a nod to its use for a less-expansive familial bonding program called Parents and Children Together that was launched by former Gov. Bill ...