School Family Builds Resilience and Empathy TODAY, WHEN HIS TEACHER ASKED HIM TO ENTER THE CLASSROOM, ISAIAH COLLAPSED ON THE FLOOR, TOOK HIS SHOE OFF AND THREW IT ACROSS THE HALLWAY. A Really Rough Morning “I can make a taller one!” Tyler* announced loudly, while eyeing a tower of blocks a group of children was
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In September, both the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate formally recognized Positive Education Program in honor of its fiftieth year of service to the community. The commendations both acknowledged the impact PEP has had on the greater Cleveland community over the last 50 years and expressed that all of those involved with
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Dreams Mean Hope for Healing Dreams are coming true at PEP! Believe in Dreams is a local nonprofit that grants dreams to youth who have faced traumatic, non-medical events, giving them access to enriching opportunities, connection to their communities, and hope for their future. Over the last several months, several of PEP’s Day Treatment Center
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Silence Must Become Uncomfortable FOR TOO LONG AND IN FAR TOO MANY PLACES, SILENCE HAS BECOME MUCH TOO COMFORTABLE. By Noreen Kilbane, PEP Board Chair, Chief Administrative Officer, Hyland; and Holley Martens, PEP Board Vice Chair, Director, Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation “If you fail to act now, history will have to record that the
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