This “Uplifting Voices: Facilitator Stories” video features Penelope Thomason who launched an art program at TrinityCare Hospice in 2004. She found that art enabled patients and their families to process their grief and create a lasting legacy of connection in the face of so much loss. This video shares a 2017 interview conducted upon her retirement, along with images of the powerful Family Tree project Penelope facilitated with countless families. This video was created to launch a scholarship fund: “Penelope’s Legacy.” We hope that through this fund, each year in perpetuity, Penelope’s voice, encouragement, and legacy of leadership will live on and inspire a new facilitator in a variety of fields – cancer, wellness, hospice, etc. You can support at awbw.org/penelope
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A leader in creativity and mental wellness, AWBW supports hundreds of direct service organizations across the country to incorporate creative expression into their work with trauma survivors. AWBW’s training in facilitating art as a tool for transformation and healing, along with our library of curriculum and ongoing support, strengthens our program partners’ ability to better assist the individuals and communities they serve.
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AWBW builds capacity at partnering organizations through training their staff to facilitate our trauma-informed art workshops, as well as continuing to support them as they implement the Windows Program with those who have experienced various forms of trauma. Through this unique model, we have developed a nationwide network of 450+ active Windows Facilitators, allowing us to reach tens of thousands of survivors each year.
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From the beginning, a circle of connected innovation — comprised of each facilitator, supporter, staff, board member, and survivor — has created AWBW. As we celebrate 30 years of transforming trauma, we invite you to join us in both honoring the talents that have brought our work this far and carrying that work into a sustainable future.
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