Immersive Therapy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The process of creating — whether through art or cooking — helps people process grief and other pain Everyone copes with grief and pain differently. For some, therapy comes in the form of using the arts. And for others, it comes through the kitchen. Don’t expect to sit on a couch during a therapy […]
Serving Up Hope
Chicago’s food pantries nourish the whole person The first week Lakeview Pantry opened the doors to its new building in 2016, one of its regular clients walked in to receive food assistance. He looked around the space and slowly took everything in. He began to get teary-eyed, walked up to a staff member and said, […]
Bringing the Arts to the Blind
Local organizations offer touch tours and audio description Brett Shishkoff goes to the theater, enjoys museum exhibits, attends the opera and swims with friends. He’s also blind. “All the world’s a stage,” Shakespeare wrote in As You Like It. Until recently, however, Chicago stages didn’t make it easy for those who were blind or visually […]
