by Liz Madison | Dec 13, 2022
Not-for-profit partners like Sutter Health invest in food banks’ efforts to help expand reach The importance of food banks has mushroomed since the onset of COVID-19. Feeding America estimates that more than 53 million people turned to food programs in 2021,...
by Liz Madison | Nov 4, 2022
Linda Martinez, 71, sounds like a kid again when she talks about the Salvation Army’s new senior program in south Modesto. The program, which opened earlier this fall, offers a wide variety of health and wellness activities for vulnerable older adults. She says she...
by Liz Madison | Nov 1, 2022
Amy Bonillas says she wants to change the world. Keep in mind, she isn’t a wide-eyed, young person brimming with idealism. She is older, wiser and has faced her fair share of adversity. It’s this background that propels her to try and make a meaningful impact on...
by Liz Madison | Sep 9, 2022
California is an agricultural epicenter—long admired for the variety of fruits, vegetables and other farm-fresh products it produces. Yet, access to healthy food items isn’t always a given for those in the Golden State. Only 25% of kids eat enough of the recommended...
by Liz Madison | Sep 6, 2022
Anna Parsons never expected to visit—let alone be a patient—inside an American hospital. The 21-year-old from New Zealand had come to the United States to explore the natural glory of Yosemite National Park. However, the avid rock climber and surfer took a tremendous...
