Hanna Academy has enrolled five students from outside the Sonoma Valley area in its new residential program and has received approximately 22 referrals for additional students to participate in it.
Hanna Academy’s Director of Special Education, Chrissy Brady, has an article published in the August issue of Sonoma Family Magazine. ‘Back-to-School’ tips for kids who may be struggling in school; how can adults help children who may have a hard time at school, get ready to go back to school?
Hanna Center given grant to aid youth at risk for substance use disorder. Hanna Center in Sonoma has been awarded a $550,000 grant to address prevention, outreach and education of vulnerable youth who have a substance use disorder.
The Hanna Center hosts a free round-robin basketball tournament on June 8.
We celebrate and thank Hanna Center’s VP of Program Development and Advocacy, Leslie Antonelli Petersen, for her 17 years of dedication to fostering an inclusive environment and bringing organizations together for greater community impact.
The North Bay TIP partnership aligns with Hanna’s goal of ensuring that students leave our campus with a strategy for securing a sustainable, financially rewarding career path.
“Collective trauma is often unrecognized or untreated,” said Marissa La Brecque, director of Hanna Institute.“We are passionate about offering spaces to recognize trauma and its effects—and even more importantly,offering the resources and skills to change your relationship to your experiences and connect with others.
Work and career opportunities are often excellent for our graduates. The key is to get (ourgraduates) into an apprenticeship and then, of course, for them to do well in it, says FrankCuneo of North Bay TIP.
“When I looked at the Rec Hall, I saw how this space could serve an underserved population of our community—the local teens,” said Joe Petersen, recreation and camp manager for Hanna Center.
“We truly wanted a place where all our community members felt they belonged, and that just happened to be here on our beautiful campus,” said Leslie Petersen vice president of contracts and business development at Hanna Center.
