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‘Passion and compassion, that’s Laurie’: Laurie Crain leaves as program coordinator for McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition

May 16, 2023

When Laurie Crain started as program coordinator for the McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition in January 2014, the coalition had 35 to 40 members who represented a dozen agencies, each involved in addressing substance abuse issues in the county. Today, the coalition has 312 members representing 80 agencies. “There was no administrative structure before Laurie,” […]

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