During my time working with youth, I have learned that sometimes the most meaningful progress does not come from grand gestures, but from simply being present. I had the opportunity to work with a 20-year-old young man who, despite having a genuinely kind heart,...
I feel like where I have made the most difference is the support I give to our foster families. While it is always exciting to go out and recruit new foster families, I get even more excited when families who have already been licensed and have experienced the ups and...
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...
