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Joan Hillsman wins grant for her program to provide promise for children’s futures Playing the piano helps Raven Ford cope. One Saturday in April at a local church, as she settled behind the keys, the salve was Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles.” “I like music because it helps me to relax when I am having a bad day,” Ford said. …

Dr. Joan Hillsman tirelessly works to raise gospel music to a new level