Join Kat Crawford\, Bereavement Coordinato r Clearpath Healthcare (formerly Hospice of Redmond)\, to learn about how youth cope with grief\, applicable resources\, and Camp Sunrise: a local g rief camp for kids and teens. There will also be time for Q&\;A. \;
\nKat Crawford joined the team at ClearPath Healthcare\, formerly H ospice of Redmond\, in the Spring of 2022\, as their Bereavement Coordinat or. Kat holds degrees in Counseling\, Human Development and Family Science \, and a postgraduate certification from the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. She has worked as a clinically trained counselor in local m ental health and substance use treatment agencies and was the program assi stant at The Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic at The Center for Orthopedic an d Neurosurgical Care and Research in Bend. Additionally\, she maintains he r private practice as a counselor\, life coach\, and consultant\, and has been an ordained minister since 2013.
\nA lifelong helper\, Kat is p assionate about walking alongside individuals during some of their most ch allenging moments&mdash\;providing compassion\, support\, and practical co ping skills to individuals and groups alike. Kat chooses to walk alongside others in their grief because she knows the journey well\, and has the to ols and skills to help others navigate their path. Kat moved to Central Or egon in 2000 after a lifetime of military travel as both an Air Force depe ndent and later a USAF spouse. \;
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\n2026 A No
vel Idea Youth Edition \;
Hope in the Valley&nb
sp\;is a middle-grade novel exploring grief\, friendship\, family\, and gr
owing up in a community facing a housing crisis. \;
\;
Twelve-year-old \;Indian-American \;Pandita Paul \;doesn't&nbs
p\;like change. \;She's \;not ready to start middle school and lea
ve the comforts of childhood behind. Most of all\, Pandita \;doesn't&n
bsp\;want to feel like \;she's \;leaving her mother\, who died a f
ew years ago\, behind. After \;a falling \;out with her best frien
d\, Pandita is planning to spend most of her summer break reading and writ
ing in her favorite secret space: the abandoned but majestic mansion acros
s the street. But then the unthinkable happens. The town announces that th
e old home will be bulldozed in favor of new&mdash\;maybe affordable&mdash
\;housing. With her family on opposing sides of the issue\, Pandita must f
ind her voice&mdash\;and the strength to move on&mdash\;in order to \;
give her community hope. \;
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About the Author
Mitali \;Perkins has \;written \;many books for
young readers\, all of which explore crossing \;different kinds \
;of borders. \;Her goal is to make readers laugh or cry\, preferably b
oth\, as long as their hearts are widening. \;She lives and writes in&
nbsp\;the East \;Bay. \;
Learn more about \;A Novel Idea
\ nQuestions? Contact \;e lsah@deschuteslibrary.org\, 541-312-1062
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