missouri children

Meghan Kruse is a pediatric nurse practitioner at Columbia Public School’s Scholar Clinic, a school-based clinic that serves students enrolled in CPS. She spoke about childhood vaccinations through their clinic, and about the power of having a conversation with concerned parents.

Missouri legislative leaders are demanding answers from state education officials about a monthslong backlog in a child care subsidy program.

Starting salaries for Children’s Division investigators are often much lower than those in other governments and the private sector.

The program would provide $40 in food benefits for each month an eligible child is on summer break, loaded onto a card that can be used like a debit card to purchase groceries. Missouri's decision is nonbinding, and the state now has until Feb. 15 to submit a detailed plan to the federal government.

Officials say tackling St. Louis and St. Louis County’s more than 6,000 abuse and neglect cases will require hiring more investigators.

Students in Columbia can pick up free backpacks and school supplies tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Karis Church, which is located at 606 Ridgeway Avenue.

A new report that tracks the wellbeing of Missouri children indicates some improvements in infant mortality and teen pregnancy rates, but it also shows an…