When his brother sustained a back injury in high school, it changed Neel Bulchandani’s life. At the time, Neel was working in a lab and feeling less than enthused about […]
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Heartfelt Health Care For Those Experiencing Homelessness In Redding
“I take care of wounds, drain abscesses, start blood pressure medicine, treat diabetes and treat psychiatric conditions,” says Dr. Kyle Patton, M.D., medical director of the Hope program at Shasta […]
Be the Change: Chad McCall
As a disaster relief volunteer, Chad McCall stood amid devastation and rubble in the wake of the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan. Just months before, he had been slogging through the […]
Be the Change: Carrie Powers
“I was suddenly a single, brokenhearted mom with two brokenhearted children,” Carrie Powers remembers. “My whole life had been about the support of women and children, and then I found […]
Mister Brown – Empowering Children to Choose Well and Consider Others
Mom, you know what these kids need?” Katie Poburko’s son asked as he contemplated his new high school peers. “They need Mister Brown to come talk to them about taking […]
Be the Change: Bennie Hope
YOU ARE VALUABLE. YOU ARE IMPORTANT. YOU ARE EQUAL. YOU ARE WORTHY. How might your life change if you held these beliefs about yourself? What decisions might you make differently […]
Dr. Anna Robertson – Children Growing into Strong Adults
Dr. Anna Robertson, DO, FAAP, compares her pediatrics practice to the work of an arborist. “It’s easier to bend and train a tree to grow in a certain direction when […]
Love To Learn: North State Museums Hold True Treasures
Museum.” For some, this word piques excitement and interest. For many, it evokes bored childhood memories of hushed voices, slowly plodding steps, and the ever-constant scolding: “Don’t touch that!” If […]
Anecia Johnson – Sharing the Intellectual and Natural Wealth, Brilliance and Triumphs of Indigenous Black American and African Diaspora History
Anecia Johnson, Community Educator and Founder of Amma Culture – Education, Sciences & Arts, has a mission and a passion. “I’m living my divine purpose,” says Anecia. “We at Amma Culture […]
Lily Chang
“If somebody were to open their arms and put a hug around a whole room—that’s completely what she brings,” says Santy Gray of her friend and coworker Lily Chang. The […]
