Case Study: Mary’s Story

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Written By Community Mindfulness Project

Meet Mary

Senior Care Coordinator, Project Longevity Bridgeport Career Resources

Mary is a guide towards brighter futures.

As a justice-impacted member of the recovery community, she is proof that individuals can change and find a way out of the systems that inequitably marginalize many. Through our training and sessions over more than a year, she has witnessed her clients' lives transform, as has her own.

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