Project 5: Volunteers build therapy garden for charity who treats children with trauma

ST. LOUIS - Project Five teamed up with Alberici Construction to build a therapy garden at a south St. Louis non-profit that protects and treats children who have experienced trauma.

Family Forward CEO Karen Nolte said she's seen the impact one experience has on a child's life.

"Intervening at an early age is absolutely critical," says the CEO.

If the trauma is not treated correctly, children could face social, physical, and intellectual hurdles down the line.

"Brains change as children experience trauma," Nolte said. “We are exceptionally good at assessing children on what to do in terms of therapy and when to do it and that makes all the difference in the world."

Volunteers are creating a mulch walk path, sand and dirt boxes, planting flowers, and installing a swing. Alberici Construction combined efforts with Five On Your Side to send volunteers who were ready to roll up their sleeves and help.