VPA, CPFSA seek funding to facilitate Drum Therapy Project

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VPA, CPFSA seek funding to facilitate Drum Therapy Project

The Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), in collaboration with the Child Protection and Family Services (CPFSA), has started a GoFundMe account to raise funding to facilitate a Drum Therapy Project in six children’s homes in Jamaica. Professor...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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