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Category: Programs for Families and Children

Linking Health Care to Housing through HRSA Safety Net Programs
Read a blog post about how we’re measuring the threat of antibiotic resistance.
November 14, 2016
By: Jim Macrae, Acting Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
When people have stable living conditions, it positively impacts their health. Recognizing this, HRSA programs have linked health care services and housing.
Posted In:
Prevention and Wellness | Programs for Families and Children
#HeadStartStrong: Head Start Kids Grown Up, Strong and Successful
A young Steve Osunsami
September 29, 2016
By: Judy Sarasohn, HHS (Public Affairs)
In recognition of the first comprehensive revision of Head Start performance standards since 1975, these Head Start graduates agreed to share their stories.
Posted In:
Programs for Families and Children
Tagged:
Head Start | education
#RefugeesWelcome: A Son and Father Talk about Being a Refugee and a Citizen
Read a blog post about Naweed’s #RefugeesWelcome story.
September 22, 2016
By: Naweed Lemar, HHS (Public Affairs)
Naweed Lemar, an employee at HHS, talked with his father, Hashim, about becoming a refugee from Afghanistan.
Posted In:
Programs for Families and Children
Tagged:
#RefugeesWelcome | World Refugee Day
An Exciting Day For Head Start
Head Start teacher with children
September 12, 2016
By: Dr. Blanca Enriquez, Director, Office of Head Start
The new school year is beginning, and we also have a new beginning for Head Start that will be felt in programs across the country.
Posted In:
Programs for Families and Children
Tagged:
children | Head Start | families | education
A 100-day challenge to end youth homelessness in three cities
Read a blog post about the role faith and community leaders play with minority mental health.
July 27, 2016
By: Rafael López, Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families
The 100-Day Challenge will help catalyze community action to establish bold, creative, and innovative ways to help homeless youth find stable housing.
Posted In:
Programs for Families and Children
Tagged:
homeless | families
#RefugeesWelcome: Cooking up a New Life in Boise
Read a blog about Kibrom’s #RefugeesWelcome story.
July 21, 2016
By: Kibrom Milash, Boise, Idaho
To live in the United States is just like heaven for us. We have electricity, we have a car and we have freedom, especially so we can work.
Posted In:
Programs for Families and Children
Tagged:
Refugees Welcome | World Refugee Day
#RefugeesWelcome: A New Life, Opportunity and Business
Read a blog about Ram’s #RefugeesWelcome story.
July 11, 2016
By: Ram Rai, Kansas City, Kansas
When I became a citizen of the United States in 2014, I felt like I was the happiest person in the world.
Posted In:
Programs for Families and Children
Tagged:
Refugees Welcome | World Refugee Day
HHS and DOJ host listening session with youth who have an incarcerated parent
Read a blog post about a listening session with youth who have had an incarcerated parent.
July 5, 2016
By: Charles Homer, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Human Services Policy, HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
The effects of incarceration are felt far beyond prison walls: children, families, and communities also experience the consequences of incarceration.
Posted In:
Programs for Families and Children
Tagged:
youth
#RefugeesWelcome: Fleeing War and Chaos for a New Life in Texas
Read a blog about Mohammed’s #RefugeesWelcome story.
July 5, 2016
By: Mohammed Mukhalalaty, Houston, Texas
The most amazing thing about the U.S. is that Americans make you feel you’re just like one of them.
Posted In:
Programs for Families and Children
Tagged:
Refugees Welcome | World Refugee Day
#RefugeesWelcome: Doing Her Civic Duty in Memory of her Dad
Read a blog about Clara’s #RefugeesWelcome story.
June 30, 2016
By: Clara Hart, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
I am happy and proud to be an American, because I have the right to vote and I have the right to choose whatever professional path I want.
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Programs for Families and Children
Tagged:
Refugees Welcome | World Refugee Day

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