RICHMOND, Va. — The Trauma Healing Response Network hosted a back-to-school event on Saturday at Richmond’s Hickory Hill Community Center, providing backpacks, school supplies and haircuts to local children.
“We just came to love on this community like we do and like we’ve been doing,” said Lorraine Wright of the Trauma Healing Response Network.
The event featured fun, games and dancing while addressing practical needs for students preparing to return to school. With help from the Department of Justice Services, the organization distributed 1,000 donated backpacks to children in attendance…