Georgia has a crisis on its hands. It’s the slow-growing kind: one where kids grow up with family and neighborhood violence, drop out of school and struggle as adults to support themselves and their own family.
And while far too many policymakers neglect the issues that impact kids and families, organizations like CHRIS 180 are working to shift the trajectories of families dealing with the trauma of violence and poverty.
Kathy Colbenson, President and CEO of CHRIS 180, recently spoke with us about the organization’s work and the type of support that can change a child’s life when traumas threaten their ability to even survive everyday.
[For more of this story, written by Regina Willis, go to http://bettergeorgia.org/2016/...does-hope-look-like/]
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