National Volunteer Appreciate Week: ChickTime Volunteers Empower Girls at the Ozanam Campus to Discover Their Passion
17 April 2024
From building a campfire to crafting macrame wall hangings, the girls in residential treatment at the Ozanam Campus always anticipate an exciting Saturday when the Chicktime volunteers come visit. Feel inspired this National Volunteer Appreciation Week by learning more about the women behind Chicktime, our featured volunteer group.
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Building Bridges for Student Success: BIST Program Uplifts Struggling Middle School Student
11 April 2024
Learn how a dedicated school counselor, an assistant principal, and a supportive team joined forces with their BIST Consultant to implement the model and foster trust, skill-building, and, ultimately, success for one Hocker Grove Middle School student.
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National Child Abuse Prevention Month: Planting Seeds to Reduce Child Abuse One Family at a Time
04 April 2024
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.
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Team Member Profile: Jerry McNeal
19 March 2024
Jerry McNeal’s first job in residential treatment was as a Youth Specialist at the Northwest Regional Youth Center in Missouri, working for three years with some of the most severe cases of childhood trauma. Many of the youth in his care had committed felonies, including behaviors that required intensive support...
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Cornerstones of Care Leaders Reflect on Impact Women in Leadership Journey
05 March 2024
This International Women’s Day, our four women in leadership reflect on the women in their life who helped shape them into the leaders they are today. Their stories — raw, spirited, and true — are a tribute to women who are leaders and waymakers in their own right, driven by...
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Family Preservation Services Helps Stabilize Single Parent Family
29 February 2024
Megan Pelton, a Tier 2 Family Preservation Case Manager, had been providing services for *Erin Warren and her three children for three months when she received a phone call that no case manager ever wants to receive. “I got a phone call saying that the family couldn’t stay in the homeless...
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Residential Youth Enjoy Diverse Adventures Across Kansas City Metro Thanks to Hunt Family Foundation Grant
09 February 2024
From fighting dragons at Sandbox Virtual Reality to catching foul balls at a Kansas City Monarch’s baseball game, the youth in Cornerstones of Care’s on-campus living programs enjoyed a wide variety of field trip adventures in 2023. Participants included 42 youth in the Ozanam Residential Treatment Program and around a...
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