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Vancouver parents of children with special needs create community

Participants in support group make time for themselves through a guided creative collage workshop

By Kay Richardson, Columbian staff writer
Published: May 22, 2016, 6:04am
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A finished card at a guided creative collage workshop for a group of women who are parents or caregivers of children with special needs. The creative process helps them work through their emotions.
A finished card at a guided creative collage workshop for a group of women who are parents or caregivers of children with special needs. The creative process helps them work through their emotions. (Steve Dipaola for The Columbian) Photo Gallery

On a recent Sunday afternoon, the sun shone warmly through the windows of St. Andrew Lutheran Church, illuminating a table strewn with photo clippings from magazines and other images. An adjacent table was prepared with individual settings of card stock, pens, scissors and glue.

An observer might conclude that the four women settling into chairs were about to enjoy an afternoon of crafting or scrapbooking.

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