"Getting addiction off the streets and alleyways – and one step closer to treatment – is a win for all of society." ...

Tracy Larish and Frank Spaid's mission to provide basic necessities for the homeless started small but has grown into a ...

Firefighters are battling to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people f ...

The Community Services League, an organization offering social services to Independence, says the public can help continue their efforts to keep unhoused people out of winter conditions.

Two teens — one from Agawam and one from West Springfield — are among a new class of eighth graders from around the state who ...

Instead of going to jail, lower-level, non-violent misdemeanor offenders taking part in Steubenville’s Community Service program are providing everything from janitorial services at the municipal ...

As he prepares to end his second term in office, Dr. Vivek Murthy reflects on the nation's biggest impediment to health.

Dr. Green is the governor of Hawaii. In early December 2019, I called Faimalotoa Kika Stowers, the health minister of Samoa.

Have you ever wondered why some neighborhoods seem healthier and happier than others? It’s not just luck or genetics. A big ...