2009 has been a rough year so far—major budget cuts and shortfalls, the near-collapse of the auto industry, corporate bailouts and financial industry mergers. I know that all of you have been affected in some way. At A&PI Wellness Center, we have also faced hard realities, including substantial decreases in funding this past year. As a result, we reduced our staff by 10% at the end of last year. We made difficult decisions and did so with the intent to survive and thrive and continue our work. Read more…

At Bloom: Show Compassion, we premiered a new video describing who we are and what we do. We are honored that a few very special people agreed to be in the film, speaking on our behalf. Thank you: Cecilia, Adam, Mark, Wylie, and Tri. I am also forever grateful to Paul Wood (our amazing director) and David Valentin (our brilliant producer) from Monolithworks Corpcomm, LLC. They were a joy to work with and each of them, including their amazing crew (Rich, Conrad, Jenny and Pam) are now officially part of the A&PI Wellness Center ‘ohana. Let us know what you think!