Home & Family
Free summer meal sites for Philly kids and teens open next week
Hundreds of child and youth meal sites will open across the city this summer, most on June 21.
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While acknowledging the unique challenges that Black fathers and children face, Hannon’s goal is to also share the joys of being a parent.
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Listen 3:1813 small ways to ditch your phone and live more in the moment
We asked our listeners to share some of their favorite tips and tricks on how to ditch the device and stay in the moment. Here are some of our favorite responses.
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Inflation soars to an over 40-year high. These are the ways Americans are coping
Consumers are watching their pennies at the gas station and grocery store as prices soar, but continue to spend freely in other areas by tapping savings or credit cards.
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Startup offers genetic testing that promises to predict healthiest embryo
A New Jersey company says its test can screen embryos for a variety of diseases and health conditions, like heart disease, diabetes, or breast cancer.
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Listen 20:30U.S. safety, savings rules set stage for baby formula shortage
A massive recall is getting most of the blame for the U.S. baby formula shortage, but experts say the products have long been vulnerable to this type of crisis.
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78,000 pounds of infant formula arrives in U.S.
Enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles has arrived in the United States from Europe.
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ACCT Philly desperately seeks fosters to join its ‘Itty Bitty Kitty Committee’
Up to 40 kittens arrive at ACCT Philly per day, and the shelter needs help amid peak kitten season.
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White House says deal near to reopen formula plant
President Joe Biden is offering formula manufacturers and retailers transportation and logistics support to ease the nationwide shortage of baby formula.
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Local parents are depending on out-of-state networks to find baby formula
One New Jersey mother, whose son has a rare food allergy, has been relying on formula supplies from other families.
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Family separations aren’t just a Philly problem, as calls for child welfare reform spread nationwide
“The field is ready, hungry for this type of change,” said the leader of the Child Welfare League of America.
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Few eligible families have sought federal payment of COVID funeral expenses
FEMA has funds set aside to reimburse burial costs — even retroactively — to families of COVID victims. But clerical challenges and slow outreach have stymied the process.
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‘Mama’s boy’ is a flex, not an insult, for a new generation of men
A new generation of men seems to be rejecting the toxic masculinity inherent in the phrase and radically reinventing it.
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Philadelphia officials investigate after 3-story home partially collapses in Manayunk
L&I has declared the property structurally unsound. The homeowner has 30 days to demolish or repair the home.
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A shortage of health aides is forcing out those who wish to get care at home
Home health care workers are among the lowest paid, shifting the burden of long-term care to aging and overstressed family members or assisted living centers.
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