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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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 […]
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 […]
Carr Fire Victims Share Stories of Loss, Hope and Love
Personal Stories from The Carr Fire This summer the North State community was impacted by a series of fires that took thousands of homes and several lives. We spoke to […]
Fire: Being Prepared Saves Lives
Plan Ahead To Protect Your Family Should Disaster Strike When it comes to home disasters, fires are the most common and can be the most deadly for young children. Preparedness […]
Empowering Kids and Building Leaders: Your Local Boys & Girls Clubs
For more than 158 years the Boys & Girls Clubs of America have been serving America’s youth. It is a name that is recognized across the nation, but how does […]
California Soccer Park Bringing People Together One Game At A Time
The Field is the Place to Be Soccer is a beloved sport that emphasizes community – something the California Soccer Park in Redding understands well. As the largest soccer park […]
