Healty Families

Durham County workshop helps military families navigate challenges  A 10-hour workshop to help military families deal with financial management and challenges in parenting, relationships and communication will be start late next month, Durham County officials said Monday.

Filling a need: Metrocrest Social Services donates school supplies to local families  Local families stressing over how to pay for school supplies are getting some relief this year. Metrocrest Social Services is donating backpacks filled with school supplies to needy families in Carrollton, Farmers Branch, Coppell and Addison through the end of the month.

Youth Reach Out to Southern Tier Families  Ten young people from Pathways Christian Fellowship in South Wales spent the better part of a week helping several families in Allegheny County. The church has targeted the Southern Tier as part of its mission field, recognizing that Allegheny County is the poorest county in New York State and that there is a high rate of rural poverty in the Southern Tier.

Economy has some host families opting out  PORTLAND — With many families cutting back on vacations and restaurant meals in tight times, some who might have willingly taken in a foreign exchange student are opting out until the economy improves.

RBA should give families a break: Fraser  Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser has called on the Reserve Bank to slash interest rates by half a percentage point next week. Mr Fraser said it was time to give struggling families a break.

Hindu families move out of Poonch villages  Three days after communal clashes broke out in Poonch, Hindu families have started moving out from the villages that were affected.

Support Group Helps Families of Deployed Airmen  A special support group is helping the families of deployed Sheppard Air Force Base airmen cope with being separated. What looked more like a child's party was actually the Hearts Apart group meeting Monday night.

For victims' families, Bunty's death is end to sleepless nights  Till the ill-fated day of July 11, these three families were living their lives in different ways. One family was expecting their son to get a better paying job, the other was proud of their son for doing well in business and third family was entirely dependant on one man. Bunty gang changed their lives.

Maj. Ankunda invites families of terror suspects to Uganda  Army spokesperson Maj. Paddy Ankunda has invited the families of the two South African men who were arrested seven days ago on suspicion of being terrorists, to visit them in Uganda.

Families needed to foster, adopt kids  Solano County Child Welfare is recruiting foster families and adoptive families for children 0 to 18 years of age. An orientation will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 9 a.m. at 275 Beck Ave., in Fairfield. For more information, call 707 784-8490.

Tax-free weekend provides financial break to families  The high gas and food prices will not be subject to change, but this weekend, families can catch a break elsewhere Aug. 15-17.

Families Commissioner  Breakfast speaks to newly appointed head of the families commission Jan Pryor about her role. Seatoun Track Reporter Shaun White takes a look at how some new Wellington ferry commuters are travelling to and from work from Seatoun.

Red Cross aids area families  In the past year, the East Escambia County chapter of the American Red Cross has served Brewton area families in a variety of ways - with emergency meals, help paying power bills, assistance after a fire and other needs.

The hunt is on for host families  Hosting a foreign exchange student improves global understanding, but fewer families are volunteering because of the poor economy.

Home Safety Council(R) Urges Families to Plan in Advance for the Unexpected   Tornados, hurricanes, wildfire, earthquakes, flooding and human-caused fires and disasters often happen unexpectedly, leaving families no time to prepare to evacuate or to shelter in place in their own home.

Birth center wants families for salute  The Birth and Women's Health Center, an El Rio Clinic, is searching for children who were born at the birth center, along with their parents, since it opened in 1982.

Remove cerebral palsy compensation cases from the courts to get a better deal for families, says University of ...  Cerebral palsy compensation cases should be removed from the court system to provide a better deal for families and save millions of dollars in litigation costs, says a University of Melbourne academic.

Grieving families still without news, three days after Madrid crash   Three days after the Madrid air disaster, distraught families of most of the victims were still desperately waiting for their loved ones to be identified Saturday so they can hold funeral services.

New Agency Focuses On Children And Families  For the first time, a state agency in Wisconsin is working exclusively on issues related to children and families.