GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Regina Dix works with a number of youth at Mel Trotter Ministries in the downtown area, many who are experiencing homelessness. Considering November is Youth Homeless Awareness ...

The first day of school is here, and 6-year-old Elijah hopes that means he’ll get to play with slime. Ezra, 5, on the other hand, says he wants to get a girlfriend — or maybe not. “Actually, I want to ...

Past the blinking red lights of the yellow school bus, my son Neil comes running. It's been seven hours since he stepped lightly onto the bus, plopped himself into one of the backseats and gave my ...

Man, don't you think living out of a backpack has a romantic feel to it? Here you are, wandering down the cotton candy colored streets of Buenos Aires or the humid roads of Hanoi, your face tipped up ...

Do you think the books your child is carrying in a backpack slung across one shoulder are harmless? Think again. Heavy loads carried by more than 79 million students across the U.S. can cause low back ...