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• School’s out in Central Florida and that means students can’t rely on free and reduced lunch programs for breakfasts and lunches over the next two months.
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• The first case in 2018 of a disease that can cause paralysis in children has been confirmed by the Florida Department of Health.
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• Heather Wilkie is director of the Zebra Coalition. She says the shutdown has affected grant money that funds in-house counselors and legal advocates specially trained to work with the LGBTQ population.
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• The Hubbard House near the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children will close December 14th after Orlando Health decided it was too costly to make repairs to the old Victorian home.
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• The number of uninsured children across the country increased for the first time in almost a decade according to a new report released today. Three quarters of children who lost their insurance lived in states like Florida that didn’t expand Medicaid.
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• Some of the youngest survivors of Hurricane Michael are struggling with mental health problems after the storm.
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• With the schoolyear under way, most children will not go hungry during the day. Local nonprofits want to make sure kids are well-fed after school hours.
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• A team of Florida researchers say Zika virus could be used to treat one of the deadliest types of childhood cancers. It attacks tumor cells.
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• Parents of school age children can make sure they fulfill health requirements for registration. A local hospital and church have teamed up to offer free health services.
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• The KIDS COUNT report examines four domains on child well-being: education, economics, health, and family and community.
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