A large coalition of health and consumer groups is backing a plan to improve access to dental care for thousands of Vermonters.

Vermont’s Department for Children and Families has come under intense scrutiny following the death in February of 2-year-old Dezirae Sheldon.

Vermont Public Radio covers the release of the 2009 American Community Survey, noting that the Vermonters hardest hit by the recession are young children.

Vermonters Say Enough is Enough: Stop Balancing the Budget on the Backs of the Most Vulnerable of Us

Good nutrition is important for physical and mental health at all ages, but especially for children as their bodies grow and their brains develop.

Commentator Ron Krupp talks about the hardships facing low-income families and children as food prices rise.

Several hundred protesters turned out to tell the Governor and legislators that over $60 million in budget cuts is enough.

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VPR’s Vermont Edition tackled school funding and Act 60 in two recent shows.