AOICWO Blog
Change Happening Behind the Scenes Keeps Case Workers Motivated
When we work out in the field we do not always hear from our clients how we impact their lives. Then, one day I received a text from a client 3 weeks after I started working with the family. She said: “I just want to take a second and say that I am so thankful for...
A Domestic Violence Survivor Restored Stands-up to Provide for Her Children
I have only worked with this client a few weeks, but in those few weeks, I feel as if I have made a significant difference in how she sees herself and enabled her to be the strength her children needed to move forward. In the AIH program, we get referrals for a...
The Gift of a Life Restored, There is Hope for Everyone
I began working with a young man in his mid-twenties in November 2021. Unlike the oftentimes awkwardness of an initial meeting, this young man was immediately open with his life story, humble about past mistakes, and hopeful for a future that includes sobriety,...
Mentors Make a Difference!
It’s hard to target just one moment for our YIT youth that a difference in their life is made. From the excitement of a successful mentor match and the smile on the youth’s face on the car ride home from the match, as they discuss what they’re excited most about. To...
One Example of How our Foster care and Licensing Departments Work with Our Adoption Department
One Example of How our Foster care and Licensing Departments Work with Our Adoption Department I became responsible in 2020 for an adoption involving a 4-year-old girl. It was explained to her that I was going to find her a forever family. I was going to have...
Mentoring is a Two-Way Street
Mentoring is a Two-Way Street This summer I had the opportunity to spend the week with some kids in the LEAP program. This was a new and unique experience for me. I have always been a shy person who was the baby of the family, because of this I never really got to be...
Staying Connected
Still Here, Moving Forward, One Day at a Time Many times multiple agencies work together to help children. This example of that collaboration involves a child we will refer to as Jonathan, (whose name has been changed to protect confidentiality). Jonathan just turned...
Overcoming Obstacles to Family Reunification
Overcoming Obstacles to Family Reunification My very first case with Adoption Option Inc. was in August 2020 working with parents of two young children both under age 2. In my first meeting with them dad expressed his distrust and frustration with “the...
Helping a Teen with Transitions
When I first was assigned to this foster case the previous worker told me that “Al”, an almost 17 year old, was not a very easy young man to work with because he did not talk much to the worker and was a very angry young man. My first few encounters with “Al” were...
Meetings with Mom
I received a referral for a case involving a mom and toddler. In the beginning of this case, Mom was not very willing to participate and did not understand why her child was removed from her care. The first phone call I had with her was difficult but I explained to...
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Midland, MI 48641-2225
