Children, Youth and Families

Children whose mothers have not graduated from high school lag on economic, education and health outcomes, compared with children of better educated mothers, according to a report from the Foundation for Child Development.

As Anne Williams-Isom begins her role as the new CE0 of the Harlem Children's Zone, funders such as the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, not only expect her to carry on the work of her predecessor Geoffrey Canada, but also to forge new directions.

The William T. Grant Foundation has launched a new website and logo, along with the debut of the blog, "Researchers Digest."

A new WNY Center for Survivors of Refugee Trauma and Torture, made possible by a $250,000 grant from the New York State Health Foundation, will help torture survivors who have resettled in the Buffalo area with their medical and psychological issues.