Ele’s Place archive summary
Original source: Michigan Radio, now Michigan Public · March 5, 2012 · Ann Arbor and Capital Region
In March 2012, Michigan Radio’s Seeking Change series turned to something a caregiver might wonder after a death: where can a child go to be with other children who understand? Laurie Strauss Baumer, then Ele’s Place president and CEO, joined the program to discuss the work in Lansing and Ann Arbor.
The broadcast introduced peer support to listeners in the two communities the organization served at the time. Just over a year later, families in Grand Rapids would have a local place to gather as well.
Read what opening that third location looked like in A Community Opens Its Doors to Ele’s Place in Grand Rapids.