The global effort to aid Ukrainians fleeing the invasion by Russia will soon extend into the Napa Valley. The event, for which details were continuing, will open its doors at 2 p.m. on the Expo fairground, 575 Third St., in downtown Napa, with music to begin at 2:30.
Scheduled speakers at the Napa rally will include members of the Ukrainian community living in the Bay Area, including a member of the nonprofit Nova Ukraine and Victoria Stepanenko, a Ukrainian college student studying in San Francisco. Also slated to speak are state Sen. Bill Dodd and Napa Mayor Scott Sedgley.
When the Pain Becomes a Part of You
“Nova Ukraine's new Vector of Resilience joint pilot project helps Ukraine's veteran support specialists address burnout and secondary traumatic stress.” The program's first residential trainings, launched by Nova Ukraine and its partners, were recently held in Ukraine's Volyn Oblast. Mariia, a support specialist, almost didn't attend. Leaving the veterans and families she supported for three days filled her with guilt she couldn't shake. She worried about how they would manage without her. But when she found herself among psychologists, social workers, healthcare professionals, and community specialists who shared the same responsibilities, something changed.