Children

The EPA recently awarded Virginia millions of dollars for towns and cities to replace lead water lines, but many older homes also contain lead paint.

The Kaiser Family Foundation says on average kids between the ages of 8 and 18 spend more than seven hours a day staring at a screen. That’s often at the…

A new report shows that while Virginia is making improvements for its children in education and health, other areas such as economic well-being continue…

The Roanoke Valley CASA office, along with chapters all across the state and nationwide, is looking for a few good volunteers. All that’s required is…

On any given day, the state of Virginia is dealing with about 5,000 kids who’ve broken the law. Some are on probation or parole. Others are in community…

The Virginia Children's Book Festival is an opportunity to engage children in books and foster a love of reading. The festival is October 16 and 17th.

One of the greatest challenges for children who are abused, neglected and at-risk is finding a path to help them recover and become healthy, happy and…

A special joint subcommittee of state lawmakers has been carefully examining Virginia’s preschool initiative to determine how such programs can be…

In Virginia, underage sex trafficking is real. That's why the Commonwealth has created new and stronger laws and methods of saving the children being…

For many children, summer is a time to enjoy a break from rigorous class work. But for some kids, summer vacation means that they’re no longer guaranteed…