child welfare

Lower-income families with school-age kids can get help from the federal government paying for groceries this summer, unless they live in one of the 14 states that have said no to joining the program this year, including Alabama.

The University of Alabama is seeking out participants to enroll in a national study that explores factors that impact child development.

Korean automaker Hyundai says it’s unaware of any evidence of child labor being used at its Alabama parts subsidiary. Smart Alabama is a unit of the Korean automaker. Reuters reported on Friday that the company employed immigrant workers as young as twelve years old.

A new national report shows Alabama is trailing the rest of the country in overall child well-being.The Annie E. Casey Foundation is out with its annual…