Chou Hallegra
Our Founder and CEO, 
Chou Hallegra, is an immigrant from Brazzaville, Congo who has been residing in Pennsylvania, USA since 2004. Chou has lived experiences with mental health, medical, and physical challenges. She is also a divorced single parent and the primary caregiver for her three amazing children with diverse medical, developmental, behavioral, and physical needs. She has over twelve years of experience supporting families across the lifespan, including those impacted by chronic health concerns, mental health challenges, intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism and other forms of neurodiversity.
Chou has been involved with different family initiatives in Pennsylvania for over a decade, including the Office of Developmental Program’s Person-Centered Thinking (PCT) family trainers pilot, the Office of Child Developmental and Early Learning’s Parents as Partners in Professional Development (P3D), Temple University’s Institute on Disabilities’ Competence and Confidence: Partners in Policymaking (C2P2), the PEAL Center’s Family Leadership Institute, Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania, and more.
Furthermore, Chou completed a master’s degree in Human Services, a post-graduate program in Rehabilitation Counseling, an advanced diploma in Biblical Counseling, and a certificate in Blended Family Ministry. She has extensive training in trauma-informed care and grief recovery. Among her many achievements, including being selected as one of Central Pennsylvania’s forty under 40 honorees in 2023, Chou holds the following credentials:
- Certified Facilitator for Racial Equity Consciousness Institute (RECI)
- Licensed Trainer for Trauma-Informed Care
- Certified Prepare/Enrich Facilitator
- Certified One Love Educator
- Certified Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapist
- Certified AutPlay Therapy Provider
- Certified QPR (Suicide Prevention) Instructor
- Certified Supervisor for the Parent Peer Support (PPS) Practice Model
- Certified Mental Health Peer Support Supervisor
- Certified Mental Health Peer Support Specialist for Youth/Young Adults
- Certified Trainer for Mental Health Advanced Directives
- Certified Trainer for Person-Centered Thinking
Find out more about Chou here.
Crystal Marie
Crystal lives in the small town of Enola, ten minutes from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She has worked full-time as a Licensed Practical Nurse since 2018. She is a divorced single parent to six great kids. Crystal has experienced many challenges in her life, including abuse, divorce, illness, loss of a child, and single parenting to name a few. She is passionate about helping others rebuild their lives, believe in themselves, and overcome challenges and use them as stepping stones. Crystal was a pastor’s wife for over twelve years, worship leader, Sunday School teacher, women’s ministry leader, and local shelter volunteer. She has recently taken on the challenge of writing her story and hopes to publish it in 2024. Find out more about Crystal here.
Kaylin Jennings-Knight
Kaylin Jennings-Knight is a mom, an author, an entrepreneur. She is also a Wellness Advocate & Essential Oil Educator, Peer Mentor, Certified Life Purpose Life Coach, Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) and Mental Health Advocate. Kaylin lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia with her four amazing children, who are the blessings of a lifetime. She has two cats whom she loves as her fur babies: Hamilton “Hammy” and Suzie “Meow Meow.”
She lost her husband to suicide and works as a peer mentor with the Tragedy Assistance Program For Survivors (TAPS) providing peer support to military widows who have lost their spouses to suicide, and are facing grief and crises. Kaylin is on a mission to help other widows move from widowhood to wholeness, living a life of purpose, hope, healing, and joy after loss. She also volunteers at the Zoe Freedom Center co-facilitating a substance abuse loss group for individuals who have lost a loved one to overdose. As a Registered Behavior Technician, Kaylin provides Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy support to children diagnosed with autism.
As a Wellness Advocate and Essential Oil Educator, Kaylin educates individuals on the amazing benefits of essential oils and how to live a lifestyle of health and wellness. Kayling empowers others to begin their journey to improve pain, stress, sleep, energy, immune and metabolic health and achieve optimal wellness for themselves and their families.
Kaylin is also a commissioned Notary Public with the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is a graduate from Liberty University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology: Crisis Counseling. She is Applied Suicide intervention Sills Training (ASIST) Certified – Suicide First Aid Trained. She is a member of the American Association of Suicidology, American Psychological Association, and The American Association of Christian Counselors.
Kaylin has a passion for serving others, especially those experiencing grief and crises. Dealing with sudden loss, grief, trauma, and mental health challenges at a young age while parenting has presented obstacles that Kaylin believes only God provided her with the strength, wisdom, and comfort to navigate through. As a result, she concludes that having spiritual equilibrium is important for single parents. She understands that when your plate is full, you must be spiritually balanced so that you do not become weary and experience burnout. She is convinced that having a supportive community; and pursuing wellbeing, self-care and balance are great keys to mental health. Find out more about Kaylin here.