Staff Achievement: RISE Program of Hartford, CT
Sara Emir, Case Manager, and Billie Lemon, volunteer and group co-facilitator for the Hartford RISE program, recently completed a 17-week course on Trauma-Informed Mentorship & Leadership with Hartford Healthcare’s Institute of Living and Full Citizens Coalition, a Connecticut-based organization focused on repairing harms caused by felony disenfranchisement.
This course included training and mentorship on trauma-informed leadership, healthcare navigation for system-impacted community leaders, and sixteen hours of intensive restorative justice education.