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With deep sorrow and profound grief, we inform you about the unfortunate passing away of the founding member and the force that held FACTR together - Karita Miraglia Hummer

Karita Miraglia Hummer was a fiercely loyal and driven visionary who focused her energies on finding solutions that would better the lives of those she touched.

From her roots in Sociology and Social Work, she committed herself to a life of service, building a progressive foundation centered on the prevailing principles of equality. Her mission to empower those most vulnerable around her led her to create Family Alliance for Counseling Tools and Resolution (FACTR). Drawing from her education and clinical work, she developed processes that addressed the needs of the immigrant and refugee community on both a micro (individual mental health) and macro (community) level. But, perhaps, the enterprise she found most fulfilling was the multicultural outreach FACTR provides. The Family Storybook, The Mindful Aging Project, Footprints Guild, and TEA (Theatre for Empowerment & Advocacy) among many others are passion projects that unify FACTRs objective of supporting the community as a whole.

In her lifetime, Karita became the embodiment of the Greek verb μεράκι (Meraki) which means ‘to do something with soul, creativity, or love; to put something of yourself into your work’.

Her dedication to the cause was unparalleled and her enthusiasm was contagious, may we all be so lucky as to embrace our passions and turn our dreams into reality.

May her beautiful soul rest in peace.

Karita Hummer

A book for children on COVID-19.

South Bay nursing students create COVID-19 book for kids - San José Spotlight After COVID-19 scrapped their clinical rotations in 2020, five South Bay nursing students turned their focus to educating children about the virus. Elaine Pham, Liz Nguyen, Elaine Fu, Vivian Doan and Tina Tran created the 15-page book “Let’s Learn About COVID-19” containing coloring diagrams, ...

Amen! kmh

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