by Megan Diaz | Aug 26, 2024 | Foster Care & Adoption, Trauma-Informed Care, Youth Support
Kirsten vividly remembers the day her life was changed forever. At six years old, she got off the school bus to discover a line of police cars in front of her house. Officers at the door instructed her to go to her room and pack her belongings. Over the next eleven...
by Casey Lozier | Jun 20, 2024 | Foster Care & Adoption, Trauma-Informed Care, Youth Support
A few years ago, while deep cleaning his house, Jonathan Graham found his next goal. It came in the form of a business card from a foster care agency, which was given to him at a Pride event a couple of years before. Jonathan, who had been wondering where to put his...
by Casey Lozier | Jun 11, 2024 | Community Trainings, Foster Care & Adoption, Trauma-Informed Care
How did you come to your role at Cornerstones of Care? What kind of positions did you hold prior to joining the team? One of my first jobs after graduate school was as a social worker in the emergency room of a psychiatric facility. Then, when I worked in municipal...
by Casey Lozier | May 9, 2024 | Family Support, Foster Care & Adoption
Could you briefly explain the work you do at Cornerstones of Care for those who might not be familiar with it? Initially, I was hired as a Resource Family Advocate. I worked with foster families in licensing and helped them with any issues, and I was the person in the...
by Megan Diaz | Feb 27, 2024 | Advocacy, Education, Foster Care & Adoption, Mental & Behavioral Health, Youth Support
The eighth-seeded Ozanam Eagles boys’ basketball team played its opening round of the Great Plains Athletic Conference tournament on February 20, facing the top-seeded Independence Home School Lions. A significant number of personnel changes throughout the season had...
