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“I’ve had two lives,” says Ilene Cummings, who grew up in Irvington, New Jersey, got married after high school and had five children by age … Continue reading
When she was three years old, growing up in Chicago, Sarah Williams and her three sisters were taken from their mother, an addict with drug-induced … Continue reading
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Seun Adedeji was 3 years old when he migrated to Chicago to live with his dad and stepmom, four siblings, two … Continue reading
In observance of National Social Work Month in March, the Oregon Department of Human Services named Dave Owens of Eugene winner of the 2019 Tom … Continue reading
“Kids do better with their families,” says Jeff Todahl, an associate professor in the Couples and Family Therapy Program in the University of Oregon’s College … Continue reading
November 1999: “Kids love to learn with silliness,” says Terry Broomberg, who dispenses plenty in her Playing Mantis after-school drama classes in District 4J schools. … Continue reading
“My dad worked in a casino, and my mom was a librarian,” says Katy McGuire, who grew up in Las Vegas. “Mom was studious and … Continue reading
Since April, 75-year-old Pat Hadley has been living in a tent on a planting strip between busy W. 11th Avenue and the home of a … Continue reading
“I grew up in my grandma’s kitchen,” says Sandra Shotridge, who was raised in Angoon, Alaska, where most residents are Native Americans of the Tlingit … Continue reading
“I’m a self-taught freestyle animation dancer,” says Carlos Rasmussen, who performs in various venues and teaches dance in local studios and as an artist-in-residence in … Continue reading
The second of five children, Mary Leighton was raised on the upper floor of a “two-flat” house in central Chicago. “My grandparents lived downstairs,” she … Continue reading
“I had an idyllic childhood,” says Valerie Brooks, who grew up out in the country, seven miles from the town of Tilton in the Lakes … Continue reading
“I spoke Pidgin English as a kid,” says Ruth Acheinegeh, who grew up in the city of Bamenda in northwest Cameroon in Central Africa, until … Continue reading
“I don’t want to witness the end of humanity,” says Mallorey Roe, who has spent the past two months volunteering with 350 Eugene and the … Continue reading