Fair 32°
Tag:

Children's Education

News
Fairfield County Couple Working To Help Kids In Community Receives Donation From Ellen Show Fairfield County Couple Working To Help Kids In Community Receives Donation From Ellen Show
Fairfield County Couple Working To Help Kids In Community Receives Donation From Ellen Show A Fairfield County husband and wife who are working to help support children's education in their community received a major donation from The Ellen Show. Tremain and Fritzsa Gilmore appeared on the show with guest hosts Tiffany Haddish and Stephen "tWitch" Boss in April. During the show, the Gilmores shared their experience co-directing a non-profit called "EJ’s H.E.A.R.T," which they named after their son who died of a sudden illness at the age of 4 in 2016. Haddish announced that The Ellen Show would be donating $15,000 to the nonprofit, which raises money to support children's sch…

SHARE

by Nicole Valinote
News
The Struggle Is Real: 44 Percent Of Families Spent All/Most Of Savings Since COVID-19 The Struggle Is Real: 44 Percent Of Families Spent All/Most Of Savings Since COVID-19
The Struggle Is Real: 44 Percent Of Families Spent All/Most Of Savings Since Covid-19 A new poll of U.S. households with children found that more than 60 percent are facing major financial difficulties since the COVID-19 outbreak. Released in September, the new study, “The Impact of Coronavirus on Households With Children,” is a research project between NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. The study polled nearly 3,500 adults with children and highlights how households are faring in areas of child care, finances, employment, and health, among others since COVID-19 upturned the national economy. - 61 percent of households …

SHARE

by Kristin Palpini