Kids + Family

The state agency responsible for confirming which Arizonans qualify for SNAP benefits reported dropping more than 3 million calls with potential beneficiaries during an 18 month period — as nearly half a million Arizonans who previously received food stamps were cut from the program.

The settlement between Meta and most states, including Arizona, announced last month will lead to the company paying $17 billion to the states over a decade and making changes the states say will make kids safer on Meta platforms, including Instagram and Facebook.

The program was established by Congress almost two decades ago alongside federal anti-trafficking laws.

Could Wyoming join Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah to partially cover the childbirth resource?

The boy’s death and the pay-to-play allegations highlight questions about Arizona's congregate-care capacity for children, training for workers who care for them and oversight of providers and other contractors who hold leverage over the state simply due to their size and influence.

Climate change is prolonging the heat season in Phoenix. That means dangerous temperatures are stretching longer into the school year in the fall and spring. An ASU program is helping schools adapt.

Robrt Pela looks back on a particular anniversary in his life and considers how things have changed.

When a woman is released from prison, the roadmap back is complicated. But to really start over, she needs a job. For women with a criminal record, that can be difficult.

The Tucson Unified School District plans to hold roundtables to gather input from families and the public as it considers potential school closures.

Under the proposed changes, there’d be a cap on how much money Head Start centers could spend on administrative overhead; there would also be a reduction in the number of regulations governing the program, among other changes.