TESTIMONIALS
"Our connection with Lou was vital! After the Sandy Hook tragedy, we needed help with trauma-sensitive training for our summer camp programs. Lou's experience and expertise was the perfect fit for our needs here in Newtown, and we have been using these vital tools within all of our programing to help grow beyond recovery and into a stronger and healthier community."
-Amy Mangold, Director of Newtown Parks and Recreation
"If you've ever wanted to pull back the curtain on what creates consistent measurable impact in the lives of children and youth, look no further. Lou's work provides a definitive roadmap to achieving it."
-Lee Pavia, Founder of IMpower United
"Lou's work on Vital Connections takes something that seems intangible and breaks it down into skills that can be taught and practiced, making transformative youth work accessible to anyone and everyone from the volunteer sports coach to the lifelong practitioner."
- Jennifer Clammer, Chief of Student Supports at Phoenix Charter Academy Network
"Lou Bergholz is a pioneer in the designing of innovative programs that facilitate positive relationships with youth impacted by trauma, violence, poverty, and other adverse childhood experiences. He truly understands the complexity of the work with this challenging population, and he has been an inspiration to those of us in the field."
- Mia Demarco, CEO of The Justice Resource Institute
"Lou is a curious and playful challenger of all our assumptions and taken for granted ways of creating social impact. His experience, creativity, and commitment to authentic pursuit of solutions spark all of us in the industry to raise our game."
- Sarah Murray, Executive Director of Free to Run
"While the power of relationships may be well understood, for years and across the globe, Lou has been powerfully breaking it down through tools, examples, and captivating stories showing that we can and must prioritize healthy relationship development with our young people to strengthen them, our communities, and our world."
- David Shapiro, CEO YMCA Greater Boston