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Sharing Gratitude After a Challenging Year
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to bring challenges to our daily lives. Yet it has also helped us focus on what’s really important – family, friends, and health. FAACT is grateful for the many people who made it
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Back-to-School Tips and Tools
by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT\'s Vice President of Community Relations Finally, the much-anticipated return to school has arrived. Many of our children are back-to-school in person, leaving some of us with a large
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FAACT's Family Activities Provide Food Allergy Education and Growth
by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT’s Vice President of Community Relations Birthday party invitations have returned to inboxes as new restaurants are popping up, and our lives are waking up to a new normal. Yet for
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New FAACT College Resource Center
New FAACT College Resource Center In honor of Food Allergy Awareness Month, FAACT is launching our new College Resource Center – a comprehensive toolkit covering the phases of starting college, a trade school, or a
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Bringing Hope, Love, and Empathy into the New Year for Those Living with Food Allergies
by Eleanor Garrow-Holding, FAACT President & CEO December 5th, 2004 is a day I will never forget. On this day 17 years ago, my dad was laid to rest; and 16 years ago, 19-month-old Thomas had his first anaphylactic
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Back to School Blues? Dealing with Different Feelings about Going Back to School during the Covid-19 Pandemic
by Emery Gewirtz, MA, School Psychology, FAACT's Director of Behavioral Health Breathe. It is going to be okay. Somedays, I am sure it does not feel like it, but that does not make it untrue. Any year getting ready to
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Food Allergy Education and Growth Through FAACT’s Family Activities
by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT’s Vice President of Community Relations Let your child’s imagination turn your living room into a French bistro and your backyard into a soccer field - with a little help from
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Mental Health Awareness Month: The Effects of PTSD & Food Allergies
by Emery Gewirtz, M.A., School Psychology, FAACT Director of Behavioral Health May is Mental Health Awareness Month AND Food Allergy Awareness Month. While it is a coincidence that these two important issues share a
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Compassion in a Time of Chaos: There is No Right Response
by Emery Gewirtz, M.A., School Psychology, FAACT’s Director of Behavioral Health This season is temporary, and so are these feelings. Still, while they may be temporary, and will not last forever, some days it
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The Lost Memories of Students in Transition: Where Do We Go from Here?
by Emery Gewirtz, M.A., School Psychology, FAACT's Director of Behavioral Health Amidst the coronavirus chaos, there is one forgotten group whose lives were taken out from under them. With little fanfare and no