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Feb 2023
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Episode #78: Dana Brown - Trauma Inform...

Mathew Portell
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An inner-city community organizer for 25 years, Dana has founded numerous youth leadership programs in elementary, middle, and high schools and in an inner-city Police Division, partnering with the Juvenile Services Team. Mentoring many inner-city children, youth, and families over the decades, Dana has fostered trust with immigrant, reentry, and refugee pop ... Show More
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