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Raising a Middle-Class Child Will Likely Cost Almost $286,000, According to USDA Data
Families are struggling to make ends meet and a patchwork system of antipoverty programs policies are distributing resources unevenly.
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Families Paying Off Rent, Food, Debts With Child Tax Credit
Families are starting to spend the money from the expanded child tax credit.
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‘America Is My Home': How an Asian American Family Talks About Hate — and Takes Action
San Diego mom Olivia Tian is having the hard talks with her kids about hate against the AAPI community, but they’ve learned to lean into the difficult topics, grow and keep their voices going
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‘America Is My Home': How an Asian American Family, With Kids, Talks About Hate — And Takes Action
It’s hard to talk about racism. It’s hard to talk about hate. But for one Asian American family in San Diego, the conversations about tough topics are helping them find their voices and connect to one another.
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San Diego Foundation Announces $250,000 Available In Grants For Child Care
The San Diego Foundation announced on Friday it is making more than $250,000 in grant funding available for nonprofit organizations working to support young children and their families with increased access to childcare.
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Improving the Outcomes for African American Children and Families
Come join us on Saturday for Day Two to discuss “Why Support is Critical for Increasing Black Parent Involvement in Schools.” Moderated by NBC7 Reporter and Anchor Omari Fleming For more information and to sign up click here.
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I Told My Landlord I Couldn't Pay April Rent — Due to Covid-19. This Is His Incredibly Emotional Response
“Due to the coronavirus pandemic, I suddenly went from having a healthy stream of income to absolutely nothing. Even with the government’s help, I knew it wouldn’t be enough to cover rent, bills and cost of food for a family of five.”
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San Diego Foundation Grants $1.3 Million For Early Childhood Programs
The San Diego Foundation Thursday announced it has given $1.3 million in grants to eight nonprofit programs in San Diego County through its Early Childhood Initiative in order to increase access to affordable, quality care for children, strengthen families and support jobs.
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‘I Miss Mommy': Families Shattered by COVID Forge New Paths
The U.S. surpassed its 200,000th pandemic death and losses are taking shape in heartbreaking ways.
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Two California Families Stick Together During Coronavirus Shelter
Two East Bay families are keeping their sanity during this shelter-at-home by sheltering together.
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Double the Love: Michigan Twins Marry Twins
Two families in Michigan are heading towards double weddings as two sets of twins who have fallen in love with each other are now engaged.
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Family Separation at the U.S.-Mexico Border, Explained
The “zero tolerance” policy separated 2,235 families at the U.S.-Mexico border from April 19 to June 9. Parents were detained separately and children sent to shelters. Now families may be detained together indefinitely due to court backlogs.
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Trump to Meet With Republicans Amid Border Battle
Newly-released audio from inside a Texas detention facility is fueling outrage and putting the Trump administration on defense about separating migrant children from their parents. The audio was first reported by ProPublica. A copy was provided to NBC News by civil rights attorney Jennifer Harbury. According to Harbury, the audio was recorded by a client who gave it to her....
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San Diegans Coping with Rising Rental Costs
Rent prices in San Diego are rising at a higher rate than most of the country, with the North County seeing some of the highest rents in the county.
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Retro School Supplies You Used to Use in Class
Just like calculus and art theory, there are some things you probably don’t bring with you once school ends. Take a trip back to school with these retro supplies you might’ve once begged mom or dad to buy.
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Backpack Index: The Cost of School Supplies Nearly Doubled in 10 Years
The cost of raising a child has decreased slightly, but it’s a different story for their school supplies. They’ve gotten steadily more expensive since 2007. In the last decade, the price of supplies and extracurricular activities increased by 88 percent for elementary school students, 81 percent for middle school students and 68 percent for high school students, according to the...
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Report: Decision to Close Bella Bond Case Was ‘Premature'
Massachusetts officials released a new report Wednesday in the case of Bella Bond, the 2-year-old who came to be known as “Baby Doe” when her body washed ashore on Deer Island in Winthrop, Massachusetts, in June.