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Arkansas Enterprises for the Developmentally Disabled has long benefited from an annual fundraiser that not only raises money for the agency but helps get Arkansas Razorback fans fired up.

There is good new for low-income residents in Pierce City. Aldermen approved a resolution for Mayor Kenny Smith to sign an agreement with the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) Family...

Fundraiser next month for nonprofit dedicated to local housing options for adults with special needs Uploaded: Thu, Jul 29, 2021, 12:15 pm For the past three decades, Tri-Valley REACH has worked to support the community by providing housing opportunities to adults with developmental disabilities so they can pursue independent living. "REACH is a testament to the vision that the early founders had, their idea that their family members could live independently, long before anyone thought it was a possibility," said Kay King, board chair for REACH -- short for Resources Education Activities Comm...

Staffing levels in New York’s system supporting individuals with disabilities have dwindled since the COVID-19 pandemic, which advocates say threatens the...

Why the switch? "We’re starting to see population-level protection from vaccines, and that lessens the risk of disease transmission across the state," says state epidemiologist Dr. Rachel Herlihy. "With an improved testing landscape, especially in settings like schools and summer camps where we typically see a large number of outbreaks, this change allows us to efficiently focus our resources on the outbreak scenarios most likely to impact public health." The move also makes the state's stats look better — but the outbreak totals were already falling under the old rules. Until June 1, t...