For over two years, members of the Fosston community and associates from Alluma Mental Health have been working to create the Firefly Center for Art & Wellbeing. On Tuesday, Jan. 24, Fosston got its first look at what the center could become.
“This entire process started about two years ago with a conversation…” said Firefly Center for Art & Wellbeing Board Member Heidi Danos. “We realized there was a large need for mental health services in our area.”
Firefly hopes to be a space for the community to express their artwork, while also offering a space for people to discuss their mental health. When fully operational, the center would offer a welcoming gallery space for the public to chat and admire artwork, a makerspace for artists to create art and, most importantly, mental health specialists who could offer their…
