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Checking In: Where Can We Help?

  We know that 2020 and 2021 haven’t been easy for anyone.  As we reach the close of 2021, and as we move forward into 2022,we want our beloved community to feel empowered, supported and cared for in the best ways possible.  We’d love to get feedback from you on how we can help and (more…)

A Community Challenge

In these unprecedented, confusing and tough times of 2020 and 2021, most people are struggling with some things. Maybe lots of things. And some may be struggling more than they think. Health. Loss. Change. Challenges. Obstacles. As a brain injury community, many of us have coped with those very things: health, loss, change, challenges, obstacles. (more…)

Fall Recipe from the BEST: Gloria’s Stuffed Acorn Squash

BEST’s own Gloria Kraegel serves up this fall seasonal food staple for stuffed acorn squash. Recipe below!  BEST loves sharing … Facebook0TwitterPinterest0tumblr0Linkedin0Reddit0Email0

Service Dogs: Our Canine Helpers

According to the American Kennel Club, more than 80 million people with disabilities use service dogs.  The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) classifies a service dog as a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability and goes on to say that service dogs can help (more…)

What Nonprofit Communications Professionals Wish You Knew

(Editor’s note: BEST’s own Kim Thompson recently shared this article about a behind the scenes look at being a Nonprofit Communications Manager. This article originally appeared on Medium and it has been reprinted here with the author’s permission).  I have been a nonprofit communications professional for nearly a decade. What does my job entail? People (more…)