Families Can Get Help to Pay for Children’s Medical Expenses

The United Healthcare Children’s Foundation can provide financial support to pay for children’s medical expenses for qualifying families.

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PA Promise for Children Releases Tips on Staying Healthy in the Spring

PA Promise for Children has released a list of tips for families on how children can stay healthy during the spring.

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PA Promise for Children Releases March Booklist for Preschoolers

Pennsylvania Promise for Children has released its list of March books for preschoolers across four different categories.

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Parents Should Gather These Documents Before Registering Their Child for Kindergarten

While each school district has its own process for kindergarten registration, there are specific documents that are required of most families to supply.

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YWCA Racial Justice Challenge to Kick Off on March 31

The YWCA’s 2025 Racial Justice Challenge digital initiative will offer nearly a month of activities aimed around raising awareness of social justice issues. It runs from March 31 to April 28.

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ELRC Region 5 Teams Pack Kits at Western PA Diaper Bank

The ELRC Region 5 Quality Coach and Early Learning Program Engagement Specialist (ELPES) teams packed diaper kits and other materials last week that will be distributed to local families.

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Gainey Provides Update on Residential Housing Registration Program

Pittsburgh’s Mayor Ed Gainey has provided an update on the voluntary registration period for the Residential Housing Rental Registration Program that began in December.

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Public Source: Tutoring Program Makes Reading Fun to Bridge Literacy Gap

An initiative of the Learning Disabilities Association of Pennsylvania (LDA) is incorporating everything from movement to sandboxes and balls to make reading fun and, in the process, bridge the literacy gap for low-income students, Public Source wrote in a recent report.