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In the early days of the pandemic, Atlantic staff reporter Ashley Fetters wrote: "Schools, churches, day-care centers, bars, and restaurants will be closed for weeks or months; travel will be severely interrupted; and entire sports seasons will...

I n the context of a global pandemic and rising awareness about racial inequities, there has perhaps never been a more apt time to celebrate the work that home visitors are doing to strengthen families and provide services tha...

As an immigrant from Oaxaca, Mexico, Deisy Gutierrez thought she had no reason to participate in the last U.S. c ensus 10 years ago. “There was no one to explain to me what the census was,” the Los Angeles resident recalled....

Edith Sanchez was concerned. Officials wanted to test the soil for lead contamination at one of the preschools she oversaw for a non-profit agency. Potential lead contamination from the closed Exide Technologies recycled battery...

“At this time we’re facing a two-pronged challenge which is: we seem to have to be a little more militant again trying to ‘flatten the curve’ regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, and yet at the same time, we can’t wait for that outcome to d...

Pediatric clinics now have a free, practical toolkit designed to strengthen screenings through effective practices that better detect developmental delays, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, in babies and toddlers. Early Screening, Bette...

What keeps parents up at night in What keeps parents up at night in this age of COVID-19? For mom Giannina Pérez, it’s thinking about what other parents in California are going through. As Senior Policy Advisor for Early Childh...

For Perla Montenegro, life is all about adjusting to challenges. When she was 18, her parents were deported, leaving her to take care of her little sister, who was 9 at the time. She particularly remembers scrambling to find help. “Imagine th...

Jacqueline Cortez-Paz is a stay-at-home mom of three kids in South Los Angeles who struggles with depression and anxiety. The COVID-19 pandemic has made things even worse. Perla Montenegro is a mother trying to do her job at home. Her husb...

Jacqueline Cortez-Paz is a stay-at-home mom of two teenagers and a 2-year-old girl, Daisy. Her husband, Ricardo, lost hours at work as a welder because of the pandemic. They live in South Los Angeles. She explains here why continued televisits w...