By Dianne Anderson Finding secure housing and decent nutrition in Long Beach food deserts, or making it to school without being jumped into gangs are just a few predictable factors that keep childhood poverty playing out for generations. Nonprofits do whatever they can, but usually get bogged down in daily operations and emergencies. Many juggle ...

By Dianne Anderson Everyone that is anyone doing big things in the community usually has one special internal motivator in common – they can’t stop until they right the wrongs to balance the scales. So it is with Shakoya Green, executive director of Thomas House Shelter in Garden Grove. Born and raised in Compton, both ...

By Dianne Anderson Not everyone needs a food bank – yet. Poverty advocate Gregory Scott sees a huge increase in local need. He said that most of the population, in general, is feeling the pinch, even in Orange County where affluence abounds. “For those who of us don’t have a need for a food bank, ...