By Dianne Anderson With rents sky high and food budgets close to a new car payment, the $24,000 in free money over the next two years should make a big difference for 200 former foster students who get the luck of the draw. BREATHE, a pilot program that serves 1,000 eligible residents for three years, ...

By Dianne Anderson Sex trafficking is not an easy everyday conversation for most people, which is probably why so many young girls can be an easy target, particularly young Black girls and girls of color. Ashley Hill is also baffled at how such a booming multi-billion dollar global industry stays hidden or ignored. For over ...

By Dianne Anderson Ida Marie Briggs is pushing her old Boss sewing machine – a straight stitch and overlap from another era – to the max, creating dozens of personalized comforters for local kids just in time for Christmas. It is a labor of love that she knows will be nonstop in the days ahead. ...

By Dianne Anderson For as long as Jatori Harris can remember, he and his older brother, and his cousin bounced back and forth between relative caregivers, from his great aunt to his grandfather to foster homes, and back to his other aunt. Mostly, it was in-house with family, yet not without challenges. “It was difficult. ...

by Lilibeth Garcia, UCI UCI program serves as a support network for students without one For students new to UCI, the enormity of the campus, the vast variety of resources and the quick pacing of the quarter system can be intimidating. They often rely on a network of friends and family members for help adapting ...