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Local group Lean on Healing seeks funding to scale trauma-informed family programs
Summary
Speakers from Lean on Healing with Healing on Purpose asked the commission for support and partnerships to expand a 16-week, trauma-informed family healing program and to remove barriers that keep families from accessing therapy and stabilization services.
Two founders of a Kalamazoo-based nonprofit, Lean on Healing with Healing on Purpose, told the City Commission on July 7 that they are seeking funding and partnerships to scale a 16-week, trauma- and community-informed curriculum aimed at parents, youth and families.
"When I got better, my kids got better, my household was healthier," said Lena Shorter, cofounder and co-lead, describing…
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