With evictions on the rise, several states have moved to alter the historical advantage landlords have held over tenants.

Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children, or Summer EBT, is a new program created by the Agriculture Department to address child hunger while schools are out of session for the summer.

Forecast ’24: In 2024, lawmakers will continue efforts to make housing and nutritious food more accessible and affordable, stabilize the child care industry and improve child welfare court processes.

The Care Campus, a Rapid City, S.D., facility that houses several social service operations in one location, is connecting people with mental health treatment and reducing jail intakes for misdemeanor offenses.

With no federal child care deal in sight, some states are acting to ensure child care programs don’t have to close once pandemic relief funding runs out.

The risk of real-life harm is prompting states to find ways to mitigate the impact social media can have on kids, from California’s Age Appropriate Design Code Act—which seeks to help protect children’s data online—to...