Monterey County Local News: Families & Children


All Local Families & Children News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

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09/18/2024
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Helen Diallo knows both the joy and the pain of the childbirth experience. The Monterey resident has experienced four pregnancies in Monterey County, one of which ended in a miscarriage.

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09/13/2024
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Coastal Kids Home Care marked a significant milestone on Aug. 25, celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Touch-A-Truck event.

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08/25/2024
Birth centers are popular options for families who want to deliver a baby outside of a hospital. Nineteen of them closed in California in the past decade, deepening the state’s maternity care crisis.

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08/16/2024
Montage Health is opening a new 16-bed mental health in Monterey for children, teens and young adults.

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06/26/2024
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The state of California is trying to transform the education system beyond classroom instruction to make it more accessible for parents to get information they need to support students.

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06/11/2024
Alisal Union and Monterey Peninsula Unified School Districts are providing free meals through June and July to children under 18 years old at designated sites.

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05/30/2024
The state is directly investing money for low-income students and all newborns to attend college. After two years, the program is still not widely known by the students who need the most financial assistance.

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05/16/2024
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Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren recently presented checks appropriated by Congress for two community projects totaling $1.1 million that will help create an electric vehicle charging station and Family Justice Center in King City.

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05/08/2024
Image for display with article titled Families Turn Out for Back-to-Back Celebrations at Gonzales Central Park

Gonzales residents gathered at Central Park for consecutive Sunday celebrations with Dia del Niño (Day of the Child) followed by Cinco de Mayo (May 5).

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05/08/2024
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More than 150 children ages 2-15 registered in Fort Hunter Liggett’s 22nd annual Youth Fishing Derby last Saturday at the Del Venturi Reservoir.

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04/25/2024
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A bill from a member of the Legislature’s happiness committee would require schools to come up with homework policies that consider the strain on students.

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04/17/2024
Heiress Paris Hilton is on a mission to shine a light on the "troubled teen industry," a largely unregulated multibillion-dollar industry that is gaining public scrutiny for alleged abuse of vulnerable youths.

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03/29/2024
Image for display with article titled California May Gut Two CalWORKS Programs Helping Thousands of Families

The state is considering zeroing out funds for CalWORKS family stabilization and job subsidy programs to help balance the budget.

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03/28/2024
Evictions have exacerbated homelessness nationwide, increasing the rate of homeless infants and toddlers. Most of those children are not enrolled in early education programs.

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03/20/2024
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More frequent outdoor breaks can improve student attention, reduce behavior problems.

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03/18/2024
Image for display with article titled Community Network Meeting Focuses on Youth Safety and Well-Being in South Monterey County

Vista Verde Middle School in Greenfield recently hosted a community network meeting aimed at fostering a nurturing and safe environment for local youth, families and communities across South Monterey County.

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03/12/2024
200 laptop computers were donated to Youth Alliance by AT&T, Monterey Peninsula Foundation and Human-I-T, for distribution to Hollister and Gilroy residents lacking "digital basics".

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02/25/2024
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Home to the state capital, Sacramento County offers many amusements for visitors and locals alike. But only some require no cash outlay.

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02/12/2024
The state is to implement long-awaited new guidelines in 2025 despite some calls for a year’s delay.
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