Originally published on the Huffington Post on January 20, 2016 by Dani Bostick. It’s the second day of kindergarten and Sarah is sitting on the rug, playing with a new classmate’s hair. It’s fantastic hair, wild and curly. The teacher snaps at her, “Stop it!” Sarah is also sitting with…
The Optimist Club of Solano County would like to thank the generous sponsors, endorsers, volunteers, presenters and the staff at Scandia Family Fun Center at who stepped up to create a safe and eventful Halloween at the Scandia Family Fun Center in Fairfield, CA. on October 30, 2015 for the…
Originally published on TriggerPointsAnthology.com on Oct 26, 2015 By Dawn Trigger Points Anthology ~ The Book, the Creators, the Mission. Joyelle and Dawn are survivors of childhood abuse working to break the cycle for their own families. Raising children as an abuse survivor is often a lonely and isolating experience,…
The sweet girl in this video is Hala. She is a refugee. The experiences she and her brothers have lived through explain why she appears older than her 11 years of age. In times of war, kids like Hala have to grow up fast. Watch this video to hear Hala’s…
