The state Department of Health and the state Department of Human Services are strengthening coordination between two major ...

BALTIMORE - A group of kindergartners sat attentively in a bright elementary school, ready to learn the keys to living a healthy life. One of the four main pillars, nutrition educator Karen Turner ...

As the government shutdown stretches into day 14, funding for vital programs remains stuck in a deadlock limbo between Congressional Republicans and Democrats. Thus far, programs such as Social ...

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is at risk of running out of funding if the ongoing government shutdown continues into November. WIC is a federal ...

Federal funding used to pay for food for low-income families and seniors has been cut by half and delayed, with fewer vouchers available, officials say. The cuts affect vouchers given to those ...

As the shutdown continues, federal government programs that support the least among us are sounding the alarm. They say no money means that aid will simply dry up. One such program that got a ...

Lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes are probably not what first comes to mind when you think of school supplies. But these crops were a part of most lessons taught in limited resourced communities by ...