"I didn't know what I wanted to do, but I always knew the woman I wanted to be." -Diane von Furstenberg The Social Work Seed …
Anissa Mitchell, Chief Program OfficerMarch 5, 2022
Passion. For nearly thirty years, Tommy Burke’s life was Hollywood. Born in Boston and raised by Depression-era parents, his family had other plans for him.…
Ashley AstiFebruary 21, 2022
YOPD and Questions of the Heart “Will anyone ever love me again?” Her words caught me and I held still in my chair. My attention…
Ashley AstiFebruary 12, 2022
A Long Line of Community Helpers For spouses Denise and Bernard Coley, community service is in their bones. “It goes all the way back to…
Andrea Merriam, Acting CEOFebruary 2, 2022
Karen and Rob’s first interaction wasn’t exactly a meet-cute, the charming and serendipitous first encounter that often begins a sweeping on-screen romance. Modern love often…
Ashley AstiFebruary 2, 2022
Meeting Parkinson’s Up Close Sasha Gant always knew she wanted to go into the helping profession. “It’s been natural for me,” she told me, the…
Ashley AstiFebruary 2, 2022
Reimagining the PD Beast Years before Nancy’s husband, John, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, she found out her pediatrician had the disease – and that shaped…
Ashley AstiJanuary 4, 2022
The mountains were one of my first loves. Since I was 13 years old, I have been an avid backpacker and hiker. Little did I…
John CrawfordDecember 15, 2021
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a big decision. I’m here to tell you firsthand that it was life-changing. In 2005, I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at…
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