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2025 Highlights #6 - Reimagining the Classroom

Post-flood, we didn't just rebuild; we reimagined. Our new classroom is now a hub for art therapy, computer literacy, and future career dreams.

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SI-21997Expressing passions that sometimes feel dead or forgotten help the healing and recovery process.

SI-21998Living on the streets. Making no progress. A friend brought her. In the community formed, she came alive, got sober, got a job, moved into housing, got her children back with her.

SI-21999It's what community looks like often!

SI-22007A place for new life to sprout

SI-22000Clients get the opportunity twice a week to enter our classroom to engage with more than 100 soft-skills and job-skills. They may learn it new or they may just remind themselves of what they already know and can do. Either way it gives confidence for inte

SI-22001Confidence and self-esteem are boosted by art therapy sessions!

SI-22002Making yourself a patch or T-shirt can help you figure out what you feel, want and need to do!

SI-22003Sometimes it's about cooperating to form and execute a group vision. Community life saves! Isolation... not so much.

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SI-22009Assembling collages from donated magazines and picture books gets the mind to telling a story about the past or the future. This client formed a plan, got a job, got an apartment, and moves forward!

SI-22010One of our art therapy exercises. Art or craft projects get the hand busy, the mind free, and all sorts of things come pouring out to talk through.

"This room is more than four walls; it’s a solution for the future. Watching a client find peace in art therapy or confidence at a keyboard is exactly why we redesigned this space. — Pixie Hay"

Post-flood, we didn't just rebuild; we reimagined. Our new classroom is now a hub for art therapy, computer literacy, and future career dreams.

Recovery from the Memorial Day flood gave us an unexpected opportunity to rethink our space. We’ve traded "half a room" for a dedicated classroom featuring flexible round-table seating designed for collaboration. It’s already the heart of our a

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