North State Parent magazine

A MAGAZINE SERVING FAMILIES IN BUTTE, GLENN, SHASTA, SISKIYOU & TEHAMA COUNTIES SINCE 1993

Be The Change

Dr. Bulchandani gently assesses newborns for tension in the body and the movement quality of the bones of the head, face and spine, which when restricted can tighten the mouth and intensify feeding issues.

Be the Change – Neel Bulchandani

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 […]

The McCall family teams up to support Mountain Medic. Photos by Joan Goble.

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. Robertson personalizes her medical care, understanding both children’s and parents’ needs.  Photos by Nicole Roberts Photography.

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 […]

Lily Chang

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 […]

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Jared Duval – It All Starts At Home

According to Jared DuVal, making a difference in kids’ lives starts at home. “It doesn’t have to be overly complicated; it’s just things like turning off the TV and being […]

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Jo Campbell Has A Superpower

It’s almost a superpower,” says Heather Wylie of her friend Jo Campbell. “Jo has an amazing, gracious ability to get people from very different perspectives to talk with each other, […]

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Shelly Blakely – Part of a Team to Make the World Better

Every student deserves the best education they can get,” says Shelly Blakely. “Kids and parents need options.” This motto led Shelly to serve as a key player in establishing Golden […]

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John Harch – Connecting People To Nature & Making Mount Shasta’s Beauty Accessible

If the “road less traveled”  beckons you, John Harch might be your new best friend. Over the past four years, John has worked relentlessly to establish 46 miles of new […]

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Dave Tanner – Mentoring Students in The McConnell Foundation Scholars Program

Dave had a minivan with all the college stickers,” says Michelle Bird, a former McConnell Scholars Program recipient. “Anywhere you went to school, he would put your sticker on his […]

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