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2301 Goldsmith Lane, Louisville, KY 40218
Phone: 502-458-1171
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The Haven Happenings Podcast features conversations and stories designed to equip, mobilize, and encourage our community to support children and young adults in foster care. Episodes are released monthly and highlight specific concepts related to child care, Boys & Girls Haven, and the foster care system as a whole.
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Featured Episode – “The Surprising Healing Qualities of Dirt: A Closer Look at Horticulture Therapy”
In 2022, 117 million people in the U.S. spent time keeping a domestic or community garden. The US Department of Agriculture reported that in 2021, 55% of people gardened to create a beautiful space and the other 43% gardened to grow food. But we’ll be focusing a different reason: gardening for mental and physical health. In this episode, you’ll get a closer look at horticulture therapy. From boosting mood to helping dexterity, gardening is good for you. We’ll be exploring its uses, different examples of it in practice, and how you can support our program here at BGH.
Featured Guest: ShaRonda Allen, Youth Counselor and Mother of the Haven Peace Garden
Episode Hosted by: Nick Brewer, BGH Marketing & Design Manager (and tomato enthusiast)
Upcoming Episodes
Episode 3 – “Hair: When Your Parents Don’t Look Like You, Being Black in Foster Care”
Episodes
The Surprising Healing Qualities of Dirt: A Closer Look at Horticulture Therapy
In this episode, you’ll get a closer look at horticulture therapy. From boosting mood to helping dexterity, gardening is good for you. We’ll be exploring its uses, different examples of it in practice, and how you can support our program here at BGH.
Featured Guest: ShaRonda Allen, Youth Counselor and Mother of the Haven Peace Garden
Episode Hosted by: Nick Brewer, BGH Marketing & Design Manager (and tomato enthusiast)
The S.E.L.F. Model
In 2022, Boys & Girls Haven (BGH) entered into a partnership with the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods (OSHN) to provide free mental health services as part of Metro Louisville’s Trauma Resilient Communities (TRC) Initiative. In this episode, we dive into the “S.E.L.F. Model,” and take a closer look at its usefulness as a tool for workplace conflict resolution.
Featured Guest: Susan St. Vrain, Wellness Coach
Episode Hosted by: Leslie Bratcher, Clinical Director of Services
Our Electronic Newsletter
Here’s a peek at what’s been happening at Boys & Girls Haven and how you can continue your support of children and young adults in foster care. Subscribe to our monthly Haven Happenings Newsletter for more stories and highlights. Our newsletter is delivered directly to your inbox at the end of every month.
Arena Groundbreaking
On March 20th, we broke ground on the Hope & Haven Riding Arena which will
Foster Care Awareness Month
May is National Foster Care Awareness Month - a time to acknowledge the 463,000 American children
Staff Highlight
The Young Professionals Association of Louisville (YPAL) Emerging Leaders Program is a three-month accelerated and
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