Meet Emerging Nonprofit Leader Kayla Abramowitz

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By age 11, Kayla Abramowitz already knew what long hospital stays felt like. Years of battling several chronic illnesses had taught her something adults often overlooked: children didn’t just need medical care. They needed ways to learn, create, and simply feel like kids. Wanting to do something to help, she toted a red wagon around … Continued The post Meet Emerging Nonprofit Leader Kayla Abramowitz appeared first on D Magazine.

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