Single Oakland mom finds brighter future after years in foster care
As someone who spent her childhood moving among foster homes, Dajonna Benjamin has faced challenges from the very start in life. But now with a little help, the 22-year-old single …
Richmond-based program helps homeless regain self-worth
In the 1980s, Theodore Oliver Sr. served time for possession of drugs, assault with a deadly weapon and grand theft. He was shot six times. In the 1990s, he was …
Startled by her baby’s Down syndrome diagnosis, a mom finds support
Moments after the birth of her son, Sam, in 2012, Cathleen Small was alarmed when a nurse swept him from her sight without a word. A woman in a lab …