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Scholar played key role in public health

URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/fall-2020-issue-2/scholar-played-key-role-public-health
As one of the top leaders for the state of California’s early response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ford Scholar Charity Dean, M.D., is a study in success. As she regularly shares with new Ford Scholars, her secret is simple: She has failed... Read More
Giving school a second shot

URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/fall-2014-issue-2/giving-school-second-shot
Just a few years ago, Robert Johnson says he was spiraling out of control. Barely 20 years old, he was sleeping in an old Buick Royale he bought with his last $100 and parked next to a Fred Meyer store in Northeast Portland. His parents... Read More