WRAG’s Healthy Communities Working Group is convening this discussion geared toward all funders as part of the group's interest in learning more about what it takes to develop successful multi-sector and integrated projects.
Research indicates that there is an exposure which dramatically increases the risk for 7 out of 10 of the leading causes of death in the United States. In high doses, it affects brain development, academic achievement, hormones, and the immune system. What is it? Trauma, or what some call “toxic stress.”
Join us to hear from experts on housing, healthcare, public education, and immigration about what funders should expect in the coming months and years.
At this session, we will explore how mental health impacts academic performance and how young people’s mental health needs can be most effectively met in school settings.
With health policy dominating the news recently, many funders are wondering what the potential changes could mean for our local community.
Adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress can have a significant impact on young people’s learning and academic achievement.
Since the pandemic's start, WRAG has hosted virtual DMV funder's conversations on the pandemics' health and secondary impacts across the region, the opportunity for philanthr
