WORDS & PICTURES: Jessica Schubick

When families have questions or concerns about their child’s development or behavior, they may not know where to turn for guidance. The Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County’s Inclusion Services department connects families with local resources to provide screenings and to help insure the child is in the least restrictive, and most appropriate, learning environment.

The best way to help a child achieve developmental milestones …

WORDS: Amy Bell

Across the Tampa Bay area, hundreds of thousands of people are considered “food insecure.” This means they do not have consistent, easy access to safe, nutritionally adequate food. While you may assume food insecurity is something that impacts only homeless people, this is not the case. Many working adults, children, and elderly people also lack access to nutritious food.

Fortunately, Feeding Tampa Bay, part of the national …