Staff shortages, along with pool closures during the height of the pandemic, impacted kids of all ages. The city offered a limited number of classes last year, but not enough to serve all the kids who needed them.
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Juneau already had a child care shortage. Then two more centers closed
The Gold Creek Child Development Center and the Aurora Lights Childcare Center were two of only a handful of childcare centers in Juneau that accepted kids under 16 months old.
Juneau organization will expand amid youth mental health crisis
JAMHI Health & Wellness will have a new facility thanks to $870,000 that Sen. Lisa Murkowski earmarked for the project in the federal omnibus spending bill.
Abortion pills should be easier to get. That doesn’t mean that they will be
Changes by the FDA mean patients won’t have to schedule in-person exams to get a prescription.
How some Alaskans are coping with rising food prices
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ reported food prices in November were up 12% compared to the year before.
Alaska children are being institutionalized when they don’t have to be, Justice Department says
The investigation found that youth in the state were forced to endure unnecessary and unduly long institutionalization in locked facilities because no alternatives exist.