Based in Bend, BEAM creates a place where neurodivergent children and students with complex social-emotional and behavioral needs can feel safe, understood and included.
In this episode of Community Voices, BEAM Co-Founder and Executive Director Karen Bures explains how play, hands-on learning and strong relationships help children develop regulation, confidence and connection—and why a difficult moment is treated as an opportunity for support, not a reason for exclusion.
Listen to the conversation and learn more about BEAM at thebeamprogram.org.
This episode of PRP’s Community Voices was produced in partnership with Meyer Memorial Trust. Together, we’re helping amplify nonprofit voices across Oregon
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