Published Features and Stories
Bridging the Gap
Jamie works behind the scenes at Sanders Cookie Jar Bakery, but his contagious smile and willingness to help would shine in the front of the house at this Pennsylvania Avenue shop.
When we met, he quickly offered to demonstrate his responsibilities — explaining every detail as though training a new worker. It sounds like something any employee might do, but Jamie isn’t just any employee, and his journey to this point has been anything but ordinary. Read more.
Have Music Will Travel
Whether you know it or not, you already sense the value of music therapy. Think about the feelings triggered by your favorite love song, or how you morph from sluggish to motivated when the exercise instructor kicks up the volume on a fast-paced song.
That’s the type of connection everyone has with music, yet the impact goes deeper. Time and again, studies have documented that music is medicine. When used in a therapeutic program, it relieves anxiety, lifts depression, eases pain, brings back lost memories, encourages communication, and activates the brain. Read more.
