James Okina, founder of Street Priests, with kids who need help. James Okina. For many children who have been abandoned, abused or neglected, the streets become their refuge.

The beloved Muppets are teaching children how to deal with complex emotions. — -- Big Bird and his "Sesame Street" buddies are taking on a new mission: helping kids learn to cope with stress ...

She was 12 the first time she ran away, trading a troubled home life for life on the streets. In the years that followed, Jaclyn Mellon would live an uncertain -- and sometimes nomadic -- life ...