Free Program Offers 'HOPE' to Fire Survivors and Community as Healing Continues

Details: Published: 11 June 2018

In the second part of our conversation with Wendy Wheelwright, she explains how the California HOPE program helps survivors and other community members heal after October's wildfires.

Find more information about the program here.

Among other things, the program encourages people to

Eat Well
Move Daily
Hydrate Often
Sleep More
Love, Laugh, and Connect.

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