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Pinebelt Association Awarded Foundation for the MidSouth Grant
Building Community Resilience
. in partnership with the American Red Cross Hurricane Recovery Program
Grandparents raising grandchildren attend an AARP session during the Issues on Aging Conference
held February 1, 2008 at the Thad Cochran Center The conference was co-sponsored by
the USM School of Social Work and partially supported by Building Community Resilience grant funds
The Pinebelt Association in partnership with the American Red Cross Hurricane Recovery Program is a recipient of a Building Community Resilience Program grant. The program is designed to provide community-based emotional wellness and resilience activities for those directly affected by Hurricanes Katrian, Rita and Wilma.
The program seeks to bring communities together to begin to heal through structured community events and meetings, special support groups, counseling and referrals.