A profoundly troubling problem kept Judge David W. Soukup awake at night. As a juvenile court judge, Soukup was seeing children in the foster system enduring perpetual transition: attending multiple […]
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Amanda Pickren: Be the Change
“I think everyone around me knew what I would do when I grew up, but I didn’t,” says Amanda Pickren. “I wanted to become a helicopter pilot or a dentist, […]
Eloping and Autism – Uniquely Us
The Other Eloping … There is a term that many parents of special needs children are familiar with. It means to wander off, bolt, escape, or run away. This behavior […]
Life in a Covered Wagon: A Trip to the Past
Taking a Trip to the Past For the past 23 years, David Vixie’s seventh and eighth-grade students at Paradise Adventist Academy in Butte County have taken a trip into the […]
Ballet: A Fairytale Friendship
Jake Bevens wasn’t very interested in ballet at a young age; he favored his activities in gymnastics instead. But when one of his coaches insisted that he try ballet to […]
Foster Care and Adoption – A Family in the Making
With over 400,000 American children in foster care, and nearly 120,000 waiting for adoption, it is clear that families are waiting to be made. November is National Adoption Awareness Month, […]
Azad – Thanksgiving Basket Brigade
Two months after losing her mother to cancer, thirteen-year-old “Emily” lay on her bed, wrapped in blankets of sorrow too heavy to lift. She switched on the radio and heard […]
Mini Pies: A New Tradition – Localicious
Thanksgiving has long been my favorite holiday. There’s nothing much better than being surrounded by family and friends and food. For this November issue of North State Parent, I want […]
Sherri Scott: Be the Change
Sherri Scott had little idea how registering for horticulture courses at San Francisco City College would change her life. Originally from the Los Angeles area, Sherri had minimal exposure to […]
7 Success Strategies for Working Moms
Motherhood is a rewarding but exhaustive around-the-clock job, but I see you, mamas, out there breadwinning, too. Due to the rising cost of childcare, lack of paid maternity leave and […]
A Simple Gesture – Neighbors Feeding Neighbors
Small gestures can produce big results. Bob Irvine, the executive director of California Vocations, Inc., knows this firsthand. He is also Volunteer Coordinator for A Simple Gesture, a grassroots food […]
2018 Harvest Happenings
This Year’s Events As fall settles in, do you have a hankering for hayrides? Do your kids have a penchant for pumpkin picking? Does your family have a fancy for […]
Bilingual Education in the North State – Esther Larocco
Dr. Esther Larocco moved to the United States from Cuba when she was 11 years old. Her journey to becoming fluent in English while maintaining her native Spanish sparked Esther’s […]
