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Francesca Piovani

Founder, CEO & Architect

Rhye Moore

Engineering Manager

Helga Steiner

Architect

Ivan Lawrence

Project Manager

A Section

We recognize that a one-size-fits-all approach does not work best for our youth. The philosophies of two-eyed seeing, culture as therapy, trauma-informed care, harm reduction, and person-centred care provide a framework that shapes all decisions in how we interact with and respond to youth across programs.

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    This don’t seem so impossible Pete Group of 4 blocks So this is a pattern, is it? Francesca Piovani Founder, CEO & Architect Rhye Moore Engineering Manager Helga Steiner Architect Ivan Lawrence Project Manager A Section We recognize that a one-size-fits-all approach does not work best for our youth. The philosophies of two-eyed seeing, culture…