Community Connection: Focusing on Resilience and Empowerment for Young People

Jeannie Goodrich, CEO of Summit Pointe and Derek Allen VP at Starr Commonwealth
Jeannie Goodrich and Derek Allen

Taking time to shed light on another of the powerful community connections Summit Pointe has in Calhoun County, we turn our attention to Starr Commonwealth.

With a 100+ year focus on healing the effects of trauma for young people, Starr Commonwealth’s EVP Derek Allen and our CEO at Summit Pointe, Jeannie Goodrich, began to see some common goals – and how to achieve them by working together.

In this episode, the pair talks about what motivated them – and the amazing outcome called “the REC” – or Resilience and Empowerment Center – a partnership that includes the Battle Creek Family YMCA and some local schools.

Episode Resources
Starr Commonwealth 
The REC 

Summit Pointe Podcast 49 is a Livemic Communications production.  

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