This post is an excerpt of mine from a late March 2021 BACKYARD CAMP issue/email newsletter! You must check out this Canadian website for...

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Q: Throughout our programming, we talk about the importance and value of peer support – why is it important and what is it? A: When...

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The wonderful thing is that these online circles have proved our ability to share what we are thinking and feeling as parents.

At Friendship in Action, we are thinking of the young people as you adjust to life with COVID-19. You have lost a lot and it can't be easy.