MASSENA â Two area school districts have received funding for mindfulness programs thanks to the expanded mission and new organizational component of the Massena Hospital Foundation, called the North Country Wellness Resource.
Executive Director Julia Rose said a $25,000 donation from SeaComm in January has allowed the North Country Wellness Resource to provide funding for mindfulness programs in the Massena and St. Lawrence central school districts.
Mindfulness programs are used to help students and staff deal with the mental stresses faced on instruction, either remote or in person, because of COVID-19.
Massena Central Schoolâs funding will support the creation of mindfulness rooms for students and staff in each building, to go along with the schoolâs mindfulness program that was initiated this year. They are working with the Holistic Life Foundation Akwesasne for the program.