Elena Ruíz, College of Arts and Letters
Sara's House/Place Detroit
Women Healing Eternally and Transforming (WHEAT)
Building Capacity for Community-Led Survivor Services and Wraparound Care in Detroit Through Research-Practice Partnerships
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From left to right: Geneva Jackson, founder and CEO of Sara’s House Detroit; Elena Ruiz of the College of Arts and Letters; Melvenna Fant-Jones, founder and CEO of Women Healing Eternally and Transforming (W.H.E.A.T), holding an award plaque; Kahlia Roberts, director of community response coordination at the Research Institute for Structural Change; and Cassandra Coats, board member of Sara’s House Detroit.
