Author: Diane York

Starting your own business takes resilience, creativity, and hard work – especially when your business is all about working the land! What can make it or break it is a…

Maggie Lena Walker – daughter of a freed slave and an Irish American newspaperman and the first woman to open and operate a successful bank in the United States –…

After five years of planning and seven years of construction, CHoR’s Children’s Pavilion opened in spring of 2016. Read about Luca and his family’s experience!

It is the dream of many immigrants to bring their children back to see their country of origin one day. My great- grandmother came to the United States from Ireland…

A disability can be something as invisible as dyslexia or as apparent as a spinal cord injury. Disabilities of all kinds can act as a barrier to your child’s physical…

“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” –Nelson MandelaJaneva Smith was nineteen and living in a car with…

At twenty-four, Richmonder Haley DeRoche was getting anxious. She had tried for a year to get pregnant with no results. Her doctor tested her and her husband for a variety…

There was a certain panic in that voice that made me stop and look around. A middle-aged man was standing in front of the theatre; his head darted from person…

One out of every eight infants in the United States is born prematurely each year. Preterm-related causes of death account for about thirty-five percent of all infant deaths, more than any…

Frank and Bettina Hinckle’s son Ethan was doing well in public schools, but his parents knew how tough the middle school years can be for some kids. So they took…

Kids, caffeine, and the safety – should children consume coffee, soda, and energy drinks?

With teen depression on the rise, it’s important to know how to spot the symptoms and find teens the help they need.