Casa Padre is a former Walmart Super Center converted into living, recreation and dining quarters for 1,469 immigrant boys ages 10 to 17.
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How three generations of Alaska Natives struggled with cultural education
More than 50 years after the federal government forced hundreds of Native Alaskans into boarding schools, their descendants are haunted by — and trying to overcome —residual trauma.
U.S. births dip to 30-year low; fertility rate sinks further below replacement level
The results put the U.S. further away from a viable replacement rate – the standard for a generation being able to replicate its numbers.
Juneau’s child care providers concerned by proposed licensing changes
Proposed regulations may make it harder for child care facilities statewide to do business. In Juneau, some daycare directors say the new rules would reduce capacity and worsen the shortage of affordable child care.
Study finds 42 percent of Southwest Alaska’s children live in poverty
A new study says that 42 percent of children in Southwestern Alaska live below the federal poverty line. Child poverty in Western Alaska is higher than the statewide average, according to the study by Alaska Children’s Trust, a non-profit organization focused on preventing child abuse and neglect.
As opioids land more women in prison, Ohio finds alternative treatments
Ohio Reformatory for Women was built in 1916 but has expanded beyond the original stone structure. Nowadays, they’re doing more to enable women to succeed outside the prison and hopefully stay out.