Children

Adapting to a new country with limited resources or knowledge of the language can be challenging for immigrants and refugees. That’s where Amani Kids comes in. The Charlotte-based organization was founded last year to help ease families' transition from Africa.

This summer, a group of girls has cycled around Charlotte, navigating bike lanes, greenways, and even the light rail to enjoy the city’s natural and cultural offerings. They’re part of Charlotte Bike Camp’s Melanin in Motion program, a cycling community for young people of color.

Summers away from school are especially challenging times for families trying to build a life in a shelter or motel room. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has about 4,800 students who don’t have stable homes. A Charlotte group offers a few of these kids a safe place to go to play and learn during the summer months.

North Carolina is one of only two states that allows kids as young as 14 to get married. The other is Alaska.

There's a new podcast out from NPR, something the network has never done before - a children's program. It's called "Wow in the World" and it targets…

Since October, an estimated 57,000 unaccompanied minors have entered the country. The Border Patrol estimates that number could reach 90,000 by the end of…

Our guests today can tell us from experience that mentoring kids and teens can make a major difference in outcomes in those kids’ lives. Mentors who…

Much of a person’s success in life depends on their character. Society is also dependent on the involvement of people of character. But how do you build…

Harriet Brown's daughter was diagnosed with anorexia at age 14 and nearly died because of it. At 4-foot-11 and weighing 71 pounds, she saw herself as fat.…

Plenty of older adults talk about the good old days when kids ran free, sometimes ranging through their neighborhoods or towns without their parents even…