NEWSCENE NONPROFIT CORNER. . . . . .NO MORE SILENCE FOUNDATION (NMSF ) Coping Through the Arts Workshops (HOLD) CTRL DOUBLE CL I CK TO LEARN MORE ! Story and Pictures by Dr. Yvonne D. Nelson March 9, 2020, was a milestone for individuals all across America. For example, the IRS recognized nonprofit “No More Silence Foundation,” accomplished several goals when approx. 20 teenage students from Iowa and five of their Mission Leaders came to Memphis during spring break to practice coping strategies designed to provide therapeutic methods for dealing with unwanted and inappropriate advances during what might be the last large gathering the organization will undertake offline for a while. “Our workshop sessions are going live,” said NMSF Executive Director LaTrossica Wilson speaking of the agencies work to move their Coping Through the Arts sessions online. “We are going online for the first time and we want you and your family to join us!” Wilson knows from experience that as a result of the COVID-19 requirements, boredom that could lead to problems might be brewing unnoticed right under a parent or caregiver’s nose. “If you have or know of a child who is suffering with depression, a Continued on Page 20 12
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