At the school, all is good, and green. Their hands caked in dirt, giggling students plant seedlings in their new garden.
But outside Sheppard Elementary School in Roseland, temptation awaits: a dozen vendors line the sidewalks, ringing bells to signal a bounty of soda, candy, ice cream, and the increasingly popular snack, Cheetos “Flaming Hot with [...]

Amber Croft of Petaluma was the only volunteer wearing hospital scrubs when she joined one of Dr. Frank Artress’ outdoor health clinics in the African bush.
“OK, you’re being promoted to doctor,” Artress said, handing her a stethoscope.
“What?”
It wasn’t quite what the 32-year-old Kaiser pediatric nurse was expecting when she signed up to join Artress on [...]