On today’s episode of Growing Up in America, hosts Dr. Bob Sanborn and Brian Greene from the Houston Food Bank brought listeners an important conversation on poverty, health, equity, and the future of child welfare across Texas.

We began with Tre Maxie, Executive Director of Friends of the Children – Houston, who spoke on the realities of generational poverty and the long-term investments needed to break cycles and create brighter futures for kids.

Robin Mansur, CEO and President of the Houston Health Foundation, followed with a powerful reminder of how children’s dental and vision, can directly impact education. When untreated, these issues can lead to serious declines in learning and opportunity.

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