The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)—one of the few federal programs open to applicants regardless of their immigration status—provides food to children under 5 years…
Last week, New York City launched the Birth-to-2 initiative, offering free child care for children ages 2 and under, regardless of their parents’ income or immigration status, at 15 sites…
Extreme heat from climate change has the potential to exacerbate racial disparities in the five boroughs’ maternal health outcomes. Still, climate change and maternal health often remain two separate policy…