"Pam Wessel-Estes has met mothers in crisis. She has helped families find shelter. Knowing those real-life struggles, the Everett woman spun a story called "A Quilt and a Home."Her new children's book, illustrated by her artist friend Cathy Clark, aims to help young readers understand how families cope with being homeless.... She knows how adverse childhood experiences, called ACEs in her profession, affect kids' futures. Some children weather tough times and grow to be physically and emotionally healthy. "Others don't recover very well," she said. One supportive adult can make all the difference, "someone who says 'I care about you, I have faith that you can get through it,'" Wessel-Estes said...."
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