Our mission:

To recognize, respond to and prevent trauma, promote healing, and provide positive support by creating individual and community-wide awareness and collaboration.

Cambria, Somerset, and Bedford Counties

Action Teams

Criminal Justice

  • Create trauma informed responses, services, and systems

    • Focus areas:  policing, the courts, corrections, and reentry - parole/probation 

  • Implement the Handle with Care Program

Physical and Behavioral Health

  • Create awareness of TIC for Healthcare Professionals

  • Be a voice through advocacy and peer professionals

  • Create opportunities for self-care for providers

Marketing & Outreach

  • Market to target audiences

  • Develop contacts

  • Search for funding

  • Recruit and expand coalition

Training and Education

  • Create inclusive training plan 

    • Utilize Lakeside Global Institute's 'Train the Trainer' and the ‘Introduction to HOPE’ models in community-wide trainings

  • Incorporate specialized trauma trainings for various community sectors (faith-based; first-responders; caregivers; educators; etc.)

  • Disseminate educational materials, resources, and opportunities

Data & Evaluation

  • Create and disburse assessment tools

  • Collect base-line data regarding trauma awareness, community needs, and available resources

  • Measure community impact of action team initiatives

Youth

  • Educate on positive support structures

  • Empower youth to share lessons learned

  • Engage within and create more save spaces to foster change

  • Create community engagement around the Four Building Blocks of HOPE