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Two changed lives

  I received a referral in October of 2023 for a father and his son. At the first contact with the caseworker, I discovered the child had been in foster care, at this point, for almost 15 months. The case was originally opened due to the mother’s neglect and drug...

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Persistence Pays

My job as a YIT specialist allows me to meet the youth (ages 14-23) where they are and walk with them on their journey to adulthood. One youth in our program is an 18 year old boy. When I met with him, he did not talk much, but wanted to go to the mall. We walked...

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Another Adoption

I had the pleasure of being the adoption worker for a 5-year-old several years ago. This child had experienced significant abuse and neglect before coming into foster care. As a result of that trauma, she needed additional mental health treatment to help regulate...

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I just want to do right by my grandson

I just want to do right by my grandson

I worked with a grandfather who took his grandchild in to raise him. As I worked with him, I learned the grandfather had very old school way of discipline which are frowned upon in today's age. At intake, I witnessed a situation that made me realized that there was a...

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Sometimes you just need to be there.

Sometimes you just need to be there.

One of my clients, a mom of three children, two of which are in foster care, has reminded me that just 'being there' can make a lot of difference. The children in foster care have had multiple issues with the foster parent that resulted in a lot of tension. One...

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Small step, big impact

Small step, big impact

In the FTM program we meet a family that we have not had a long relationship with and help themaddress the issues they are facing. I received a referral to facilitate an FTM for a removal for two teensfrom their father. The nature of the removal placed the teens in...

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From facing homelessness to blossoming

From facing homelessness to blossoming

In the summer of 2022, through a referral I had the opportunity to work with a domestic violence survivor. We will call her Mary. Mary was a single mother and one of her children has special needs. She was on the verge of homelessness but determined to change her...

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Transitioning into who he was meant to be.

Transitioning into who he was meant to be.

When you’re working with at-risk youth, you have to be able to recognize--and be proud of--thesmall achievements. My work with Liam * (*fictitious name to protect the identity of the client),gave me plenty of opportunities to practice this philosophy. He was a...

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