The Oak Ridger
Over Father’s Day weekend, the Oak Ridge Housing Authority (ORHA) hosted its first Strong Families Celebration, part of a nationwide initiative to empower fathers, mothers and children in creating healthy, nurturing environments for their families and neighborhoods.
Families from both the housing and voucher programs joined together for a day of fun in the sun, featuring food, vendor booths from Oak Ridge businesses and organizations, and activities for children. The Anderson County Health Department was also present to provide free COVID-19 vaccinations.
“This was a great way to bring the community together,” Emily Newell, an ORHA resident, said in a news release. “I really appreciate having a place to come meet my neighbors and their families.”
Welcome home! Adrian family, others dedicate new Habitat for Humanity house
The Daily Telegram
ADRIAN An Adrian mother of two was on the receiving end of a home dedication and Faith Build ribbon-cutting Sunday.
Emily Newell, along with her children Tegan, 12, and Elijah, 8, were officially welcomed home Sunday to their newly constructed East Maple Avenue home, sponsored by Habitat for Humanity of Lenawee County. The ribbon-cutting event, while normally open to the entire community, was scaled back in attendance because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The site of the Faith Build home officially broke ground during an August 2020 ceremony, according to Habitat for Humanity construction manager Doug Straub. The nearly completed residence was celebrated with Sunday’s ribbon-cutting.
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Expected COVID baby boom shaping up to be a baby bust
Mike Stobbe
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New York When most of the U.S. went into lockdown over a year ago, some speculated that confining couples to their homes with little to entertain them beyond Netflix would lead to a lot of baby-making. But the statistics suggest the opposite happened.
Births have fallen dramatically in many states during the coronavirus outbreak, according to an Associated Press analysis of preliminary data from half the country.
The COVID-19 baby boom appears to be a baby bust.
Nationally, even before the epidemic, the number of babies born in the U.S. was falling, dropping by less than 1% a year over the past decade as many women postponed motherhood and had smaller families.
The Associated Press analyzed birth data from 25 states for late 2020 and this year so far
In February of 2021- about nine months after Covid lockdowns swept the nation last spring - births were down 10% compared to the previous year
Instead of a baby boom as expected, 2020 saw a slight decline from about 60 births per capita in 2018 to 56.8 per capita Q4 of last year, CDC data show
But the decline got steeper in December 2020 and the first two months of 2021, according to the AP analysis