This episode revisits the Muscular Dystrophy Association's summer camp program and talks with the kids, the counselors and camp administrators about the program.
With the downturn in the economy, more and more people below the poverty line are pushed to feed their families cheap, unhealthy foods. City Slicker Farms in Oakland is helping by providing organic, locally grown fruits and vegetable at little or no cost to the community. They are also setting up backyard gardens and providing youth and adult educational programs on nutrition and farming.
The Danville, California based Sentinels of Freedom is helping seriously injured returning war veterans to a lead a productive life. Their four year scholarship program provides for housing, transportation, education and a job. See the story of some of the Sentinel scholarship recipients.