Karon Anderson is an avid reader who loves to teach others. As an English as Second Language (ESL) tutor at Los Angeles City College, Karon taught English while learning Spanish from her students. “It paid off in two ways for me,” she joked. Karon is also diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a...

Joe Evan has distinguished himself as an advocacy leader at the Visions Clubhouse in Pontiac. His efforts have been focused on the Pontiac City Council, state and federal representatives, Governor Snyder and even President Obama, who responded with a letter that applauded Joe’s mental health...

Born in Guyana, Desiree Wilson moved to the United States thirty years ago when she was 30 years old.  She worked as a data entry clerk in New York City before experiencing a nervous breakdown in 1999 after the death of her father.  Diagnosed with schizophrenia, Desiree struggled for several...