Make History

So Long 2016 — A Note From Cliff Mayotte, VOW Education Program Director
Dear Friends, As we look back on 2016 and all the changes and challenges that have come with it, I’d like to take a moment to share some of what gives us at Voice of Witness hope for …


Making History: How One Nurse is Changing the Story of Dementia
Photo: UCSF Memory and Aging Center “These are topics that we don’t often explore in the context of traditional medicine.” PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: Jennifer Merrilees Jennifer is a clinical nurse specialist at the UCSF Memory and …


These prizes could be yours when you give to the Make History Campaign…
Make a gift to the Make History Campaign for the VOW Education Program by December 31st and you’ll be automatically entered to win one of these prizes: One standard membership to the Asian Art Museum in …


Making History: How a “Problem Student” Became an Inspiring Teacher
Sandy Amos (left) and his student at June Jordan School for Equity “I wanted to be the sort of teacher that I didn’t have growing up.” TEACHER SPOTLIGHT: Sandy Amos Sandy teaches literature at June Jordan School …


Making History: How a Hurricane Katrina Survivor Helped One Student Find Her Purpose
Danielle Covington (left). Janae Harris and Danielle Covington perform Voices from the Storm at Oakland Technical High School in 2015 (right, photo Jay Yamada) “This was a turning point in my life.”  STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Danielle Covington Danielle …