YoUDee stopped by the Stand with Ukraine fundraiser held on The Green on Friday, April 22, and is pictured here with students (left to right) Tyrus Van Dyke, Lily Markow and Cassiana Desir.
To further show support for Ukraine, Markow and other leaders of the Russian club organized a fundraiser to collect donations for United Help Ukraine and Nova Ukraine.
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.