BREMERTON (AP) — Walter Jacque figured he was better off than most people without homes. He had a pickup truck cab he could sleep in at night, snuggled up with his service dog Andy. It wasn’t ...

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Winter brings shorter days, frigid temperatures, and a natural tendency to hibernate indoors. While the season is perfect for quality family time, it’s just as important to encourage kids and teens to ...

A new community partnership is freeing up hospital resources by proving people without homes a place to heal. Brother Francis Shelter in Anchorage is working with the area’s three main hospitals to ...

PEORIA — FamilyCore’s Day Respite Program for Children Suspended from School is not the type of program that wants repeat customers. That’s fine with Shonda Shields of Peoria, who calls the program a ...

The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) is making a push for enrollment in one of Child Welfare’s newest statewide programs. The Certified Respite program, which launched in 2023, has aimed to ...

After a hospital stay, most people want to recover in the comfort of their own home. But that is not an option for a patient who is experiencing homelessness. That’s where medical respite centers come ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A new medical respite program is working to alleviate crowded emergency rooms. The program from Charles Drew Health Center and Siena Francis House provides temporary care for ...

A grant to Hillside Children's Center could help high-needs children avoid spending any more time in an institutional setting than is absolutely necessary. The agency announced Friday that it received ...

BRATTLEBORO — A new program will provide temporary relief to primary caregivers, a big need identified by Senior Solutions. “The caregiver gets a break, knowing their loved one is safe,” said Joann ...

FARGO – After a work injury in 2004, Tony Mora said he began to suffer crippling back pain and, at one point, it threatened to take away his ability to walk. But until last fall, he wasn't able to get ...