CCMS Celebrates Pink Shirt Day As Part of School- Wide Prevention Effort An age-old problem, bullying behavior peaks in middle school. But South Kingstown’s Curtis Corner Middle School staff and

For the eighth consecutive year, Casey’s Grill & Bar in Wakefield is sponsoring a holiday gift drive for Washington County’s teens in need. People who drop off an unwrapped gift

Coalition Book Sale Keeps Retired Librarian BusyRoberta Mueller Coalition member and volunteer Roberta Mueller was recently featured in an article by Arline Fleming in the local Independent newspapers for her

Despite 12% drop in youth population, rates of single-parent households, food insecurity, and homelessness among area children rise “I can’t explain why every one of our nine towns lost child

Wakefield pediatrician Celeste Corcoran recognized for combating obesity and teenage substance abuse The Washington County Coalition for Children presented its top award, the 2011 Champion for Children, to Dr. Celeste

Although engaging parents in their children’s treatment and education is key to positive outcomes, sometimes due to past missteps and mistrust make engagment seem impossible. However, these seemingly formidable obstacles

Leonard Lardaro, PhD, Professor of Economics at the University of Rhode Island will provide the keynote address at the Coalition’s 9th annual Children’s Issues Forum/Breakfast on Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Decades of research in both the medical and education fields, show that engaging parents in their children’s treatment and education is key to positive outcomes. But, resistance and denial can

Decades of research in both the medical and education fields, show that engaging parents in their children’s treatment and education is key to positive outcomes. But, it is not always

Kids still having a tough time in region, statistics point to both hope and concern Though some conditions have improved, a surprising number of children in Washington County still live