Astor's former recreation director Mary Pearson was recently published in Organic Hudson Valley discussing her work with Wild Earth. Wild Earth programming at Astor has been a successful endeavor to expose children to nature, wildlife and survival techniques.The experiences for the children have been enormously popular and eye-opening for everyone involved.

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In recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Astor Services will be holding a campaign in solidarity with survivors of domestic violence. During the month-long campaign, Astor's employees will wear purple ribbons to spread awareness of the issue. Astor will additionally be working with the Office for Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV) to provide domestic violence training programs for employees, supervisors, clinicians and foster care staff.  Trainings will take place over the winter.   Read Here about Astor's Domestic Violence awareness efforts.  

Astor's Dr. Mary Nichols was recently published in Healthy You Magazine discussing how childhood trauma can impact adulthood health.Read about some of the ways that a devastating childhood can increase chances for cancer, high blood pressure,bone loss,diabetes and more. Learn more here:

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