Published in the Family and Parenting Section in 2010 by Examiner.com Can a human being be trained to achieve a goal under the most challenging environment? Through “Positive Deviance (PD),” victims of violence can train to pick up positive habits to help with the healing process. …

Originally published by Denver Life Magazine in January 2012 Love is not all you need to raise a child. It takes basic necessities like food, clothing and health care, which many Denver residents are not privy to. The Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics (RMYC) is fully aware of these needs. They…

Originally published by Denver Life Magazine in May-June 2012 The loss of a daughter, Dani Stell, to Ewing Sarcoma was the driving force behind Michelle Ashby’s decision to create Dani’s Foundation, a non-profit organization that aids survivors and the families of those who are affected by childhood cancer, especially Ewing…

Originally published by Denver Life Magazine in March 2012 Being a military family involves a lot of waiting. They must wait for deployment, wait for news and wait for a safe return. These alone are difficult situations; however there are other areas that involve waiting as well. A military family…

Published by the Denver Voice, a newspaper for the homeless in Denver, Colorado, in August 2012 On weekdays, Nancy Laney is an English Major at University of Colorado, Denver, but for many nights for over a year, she was one of the many homeless youth wondering where to find a…

Snooze, an A.M eatery, has been a mover-and-shaker in the Denver Ballpark District, helping the homeless since its inception. Partially published in the Denver Voice, a newspaper for the homeless in Denver, Colorado, in May 2013. Tousled black hair and walking humbly with a slight hunch, Louise Noynay, 22, slipped…

Published for the Family and Parenting Section on February 14, 2011 by Examiner.com Sometimes teens never receive proper guidance in dating, because no one expects them to have romantic relationships at such a young age. But, anyone could meet the right person any time in life, including during our adolescent…

Published in the Family and Parenting Section on February 4, 2010 by Examiner.com Violence has failure and shame attached to it, as if it is the sister of folly. Violence can never mend anything, especially when it is done on impulse, hate, or prejudice because that is when violence is…