Children

For nearly two months this summer children in Lee and Charlotte counties will be provided free breakfast and lunch at more than 100 school-based and community sites.The free meals are being provided by the School District of Lee County, the School District of Charlotte County and Florida’s Summer BreakSpot program.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Lee County are accepting registrations for after-school programs that begin Aug. 10 at six locations across the county.Clubs provide homework assistance and tutoring services, as well as project-based learning activities, arts instruction, sports and recreation programs, and service and leadership projects. Clubs also offer technology centers to enhance learning and play.

After a decade-long legal fight, a federal judge Friday ordered Florida to make changes to keep children with “complex” medical conditions out of nursing homes and help them receive care in their family homes or communities.

D-SNAP provides food assistance for individuals and families impacted by Hurricane Ian and who are not receiving food assistance benefits through the regular Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Valerie’s House has broken ground on the land that will be its new forever home. The nonprofit supports grieving children and families, and has raised more than $2 million for the construction of a new, permanent facility.

The mother of a 6-year-old girl who was removed from her classroom and taken to a behavioral health center wants answers from the school system.

Talking to children and teens about trauma varies by age level. There are still resources available for those in South Florida affected by the shooting...

The number of children under the age of four who die from drowning in Florida every year could fill up to four preschool classrooms. According to...

Pointing to trade secrets, an appeals court Wednesday shielded from release some information that a managed-care company provided to the Florida Healthy...

The state starts rolling out new Medicaid managed care plans on Saturday and some are worried about the impacts to Florida’s most vulnerable children.