Abiding Presence hosted a trauma awareness training, led by Fairfax County’s Trauma-Informed Community Network. View the full Trauma 101 training here!
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Book Review - by Lynne Linder: I came across Dr. Nadine Burke Harris’ TED talk from 2014 in my quest to find out more about ACE’s and the Trauma Informed Community... In her book, “The Deepest Well,” she explains how she became aware of ACE’s through the ACE study and how and why she changed her pediatric practices based on her new knowledge and understanding…
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Help Needed!
Help assemble and place our new furniture for our Trauma-Informed Space in the Narthex!
Below are times for you to drop in and help out!
Assembly Workshops:
May 6: 10am-2pm
May 7: 10-2pm
Email Sarah Snow if you can make it! (sarah@abidingpresence.net).
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Abiding Presence Lutheran Church has recently become the recipient of a $4,000 grant by the Fairfax County Trauma-Informed Community Network (TICN). This grant that will allow us to create a “trauma-Informed space” in the narthex and entry-hallway.
Everyone’s response to this news is: “Yay! Wait, what does that mean?”
The trauma-informed research shows that our physical space could foster healing or harm.
The goal of this “Trauma-Informed Spaces” grant is to implement those proven ways of providing safe, healing spaces. We’re applying it to our Narthex and entry hallway: the first space anyone who walks in our doors will encounter.
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The Fairfax County Trauma-Informed Community Network has approved Abiding Presence's application for the Trauma-Informed Spaces grant, totaling $4,000. These funds will be spent on furnishing the Narthex and entry hallway. Plans for spending include a carefully designed donations center, an expanded "pray-ground" area, comfortable and sturdy seating, a soothing water-fall machine, area rugs, reception furniture, plants, and more! If you have any questions about this grant, and what it means to be a trauma-informed community and space, do not hesitate to contact Sarah Snow, Congregational Care Minister. If you have a design background and would like to participate in the execution of this grant funding, please contact Sarah.
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