Tanya Lewis, Aftercare Case Management Specialist, faced the challenge of helping *Ember, a teenager struggling with self-harm and trust issues. Through creative writing and genuine connection, Tanya helps Ember navigate her darkest moments and reclaim her life. This latest blog post highlights our Family Focus program and the delicate balance of guiding families toward lasting healing and stability.
In this Q&A, Renea shares her journey to becoming the manager of the Treatment Foster Care program and how her team is supporting and training foster parents working with children who have experienced profound trauma.
Therapists Rebecca Boren and Cassandra Malcolm demonstrate the impact of gender-affirming care in their work and remind us all why this matters.
In this short Q&A, we ask Merle about his unique role of recruiting foster parents, what people get wrong about foster care, and how a love of baseball keeps life interesting.
Child abuse is a topic that most people avoid, but the dedicated specialists who work in Intensive In-Home and Intensive Family Reunification services (IIS/IFRS) run towards it. In this guest blog, Lead IIS/IFRS Specialist, Alyshia Wayland, breaks down five common reasons why child abuse occurs, and how her team uses education, a trusting relationship – and a little humor – to get families back on the right track.
