Parents, partners and Higher Ground staff provide testimony in support of an updated Higher Ground and BPS agreement. Highlights include remarks from parents Mariana Botier, Carla Paredes, Lashaunda Watson and Higher Ground partners from the Surround Care Coalition including Shavonne Herrington at Union Capital Boston and Marissa Lehrman at Families First.
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