Funding for crime victims has dwindled
By Jennifer Fernandez Deana Joy is in Washington, D.C., this week with other North Carolina colleagues who work with families affected by sexual assault, child…
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Net loss of N.C. child care sites increasing
By Katie Dukes EducationNC More licensed child care programs in North Carolina are closing their doors as the state approaches the expiration of pandemic-era stabilization…
State looks to close digital divide for farmworkers
By Jaymie Baxley Many of the state’s more than 75,000 farmworkers lack high-speed internet, limiting their access to digital services that have been shown to…
Children’s mental health swamps rural providers
By Ben Rappaport This is the first in a two-part project about the children’s mental health crisis in Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties. Read…