Home & Family
Prenups, postnups and how to navigate money in marriage
According to a 2023 Harris Poll, 21% of Americans say they have signed a prenup, up from 3% in 2010. What's driving this trend?
Air Date: February 12, 2026 1:00 pm
Listen 51:35West Chester gets a new family shelter: ‘We will not turn our eyes away from homelessness’
The Friends Association’s new building located 825 Paoli Pike comprises an office space and a 10-unit family shelter.
4 weeks ago
The right’s plan to boost birthrate
How worried should we be about falling birthrates in the U.S.? “Very,” according to the Heritage Foundation, which says we need a "Manhattan Project” to restore families.
Air Date: January 14, 2026 12:00 pm
Listen 51:11Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Pérez
There are more than a million and a half Catholics in our region, but only a small fraction show up for Mass. What is the Church doing to bring them back?
Air Date: January 8, 2026 12:00 pm
Listen 51:12Inside the program that helps kids in Philly’s foster system deal with trauma
Here’s a look at the CHOP program helping foster families deal with children’s past trauma and mental health struggles.
2 months ago
Listen 1:13Foster care proved a perfect match for this New Jersey woman: ‘I needed to take care of someone’
Kathy Filippo has been fostering for 18 years. “When you're in my home, you're family,” she says.
2 months ago
Listen 1:03Wishes can come true with nonprofit helping foster children in New Jersey
One Simple Wish gives adults who can’t become foster parents themselves a way to help kids in crisis.
2 months ago
Listen 1:18What do we really need, and how can we get rid of clutter? What’s the line between memorabilia and trash?
Air Date: December 22, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:17Camden and Essex counties have the most children in foster care. New Jersey has the lowest placement rate in the country.
2 months ago
Listen 1:05New Jersey’s adoption numbers are down. Here’s why
The goal of the N.J. Department of Children and Families is birth-family reunification, but when that’s not possible, adoption is an option.
2 months ago
Listen 1:47Los niños mayores afrontan los desafíos más difíciles en el sistema de cuidado temporal de Delaware para encontrar vivienda, trabajo y transporte a medida que crecen.
2 months ago
New Jersey is reopening applications for child care assistance program in December
Applications were closed last August because of a funding gap. The state hopes to accept new children starting in January.
2 months ago
Listen 0:49From parrandas to Three Kings Day, Southern Delaware welcomes Puerto Rican holiday culture
Southern Delaware families can experience Puerto Rican holiday traditions as Culture Club PR hosts music workshops, crafts and other celebrations.
2 months ago
WHYY hosts foster care resources fair as states face foster parent shortage
The number of licensed foster homes across the U.S. is on the decline.
2 months ago
Listen 1:15Cut ties or no? How to deal with difficult family relationships
More than one in four Americans are estranged from a family member. We are joined by a writer and a therapist to understand why so many people go "no contact."
Air Date: December 3, 2025 12:00 pm
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