Oral health is vitally important to overall health and well-being. Research has shown children who have poor oral health often miss more school and receive lower grades than children who don’t. Later in life, there is a link between poor oral healthcare and diabetes, heart and lung disease, stroke, respiratory illnesses and conditions of pregnant women including the delivery of pre-term and low birth weight infants. 

Black history is American history.  

We keep learning more about the attack on the U.S. Capitol. And we keep learning more about the many schemes former President Donald Trump and his team tried to use to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

WASHINGTON, DC –The right of women in the United States to have an abortion, which has existed for 49 years, has now become a matter of contention.

We are tempted every day of life, some by food, material things, or other pleasures. Even as far back as Biblical times, mankind was given a set of rules with stipulations decreeing that we were not to fall prey to the evils of temptation. Does, “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, his ox, his ass, or his wife,” But why are we tempted, why can’t we be satisfied with what we have? Why do we want more, more, more, and especially what does not belong to us?

“All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.” - John 1:3

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Belize’s barrier reef is a marvel of biodiversity. Stretching 170 miles through the warm waters of the Caribbean and around atolls, cays, and coastal lagoons, the Western Hemisphere’s longest reef is home to some 1,400 species, from endangered hawksbill turtles and manatees to several threatened types of sharks.

The last two years have underlined what we already knew: the digital divide in America is real and has consequences for millions of Americans. An affordable, reliable connection is imperative in participating in the 21st century economy, and those families relying on mobile-only access are falling behind. Often, they cannot attend class online or seek a career opportunity that offers the possibility of working remotely. And as more services, job applications, and infrastructure moves online, the gap is only widening.

For many children, school is their safe haven — the place they can get a hot meal, access computers for homework, and find social-emotional support. School Social Workers (SSWs) play a vital role by providing that support in schools and other educational settings to offer students services that enhance their emotional well-being, improve their academic performance, and help support families, staff and the school community.

Something amazing just happened in the U.S. Capitol.  

"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens." - Ecclesiastes 3:1

Anti-democratic authoritarianism is on the rise–both around the world and here at home. Sometimes it is easier to recognize overseas. That’s especially true at moments like this when Vladimir Putin’s military is killing civilians in Ukraine to feed his ambitions for greater power and is crushing any effort at dissent or truth-telling in his native Russia.