For my I Made A Difference Moment story, I think of one family in particular. This mother had just welcomed her first child and was feeling overwhelmed. She worried she wasn’t doing enough and doubted her ability to provide the right foundation for her baby. As our...
I’ve been working with a young Mom and her 2-year-old child for a few months. They recently moved into an apartment, and Mom was feeling overwhelmed with everything she had going on. She is working with other service providers, trying to assist her mother with her...
In our line of work, I often meet people at their lowest- exhausted, ashamed and feeling completely defeated. One client I’ll never forget had just experienced her second removal. Mom sat across from me shoulders hunched, tears streaming down her face convinced...
I helped facilitate several Family Team Meetings fora family as they went from no parenting time to supervised parenting time. Dad eventually received unsupervised parenting time while the mother maintained supervised parenting time. I had the chance to talk with the...
A Family's Journey Towards Restoration In the spring of 2024, I received a call from a foster care supervisor asking if I had any openings in my schedule. The worker had just received a case and she wanted me to work with the parents. I met the parents at a family...
Building Lifelong Relationships through Mentorship When I joined the Youth In Transition team, my role was to interact with unmatched youth. That’s when I met Samantha. I told her that I would meet with her twice a month. At the time, Samantha was a high school...
