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Stephanie Beasley Yoder to lead the provision of mental health and child welfare services to children and families in Marion and Johnson Counties. Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) March 04, 2013 Adult and Child Center is proud to announce Stephanie Beasley Yoder has accepted the position Director of Child Services effective March 11, 2013. Ms. Yoder has an MSW from IU and currently teaches in the MSW program at IUPUI. She began her child welfare career as a Family Case Manager (FCM) with the...
CHICAGO, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Family Defense Center (FDC), a legal advocacy group that defends families who have been wrongly separated by state child welfare authorities, has asked the federal government to block a policy directive by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to eliminate social service programs for thousands of children at risk of abuse and neglect. Under the new policy, families that have not been previously investigated by...
NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Bolthouse Farms CEO Jeff Dunn joined Bill Baccaglini, CEO of The New York Foundling, celebrity chef and nutritionist Ellie Krieger, Food Day campaign organizers and dozens of children to officially open a rooftop vegetable and herb learning garden recently installed at The New York Foundling's Haven Academy Charter School as part of a partnership celebrating Food Day 2012. The event served as a kick-off to the more than 4,000 events...
NEW YORK, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Balloon Adventure Movie, LLC, creator of the new interactive, family-friendly movie, "The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure," has donated $100,000 to The New York Foundling, one of the City's oldest and largest child welfare and family services agencies. The Foundling will use the grant to renovate its Maria Lucadamo Crisis Nursery and Family Center at its headquarters in Manhattan and create an Oogieloves playroom. (Photo:...
Casey Excellence for Children Awards recognize William Earl Washington for making a difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families across America SEATTLE, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Casey Family Programs, a national operating foundation committed to improving the lives of children and families in communities across America, has named William Earl Washington of Lexington, Ky., among the winners of the annual Casey Excellence for Children Awards. The...
Casey Excellence for Children Awards recognize Christine Stolebarger for making a difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families across America SEATTLE, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Casey Family Programs, a national operating foundation committed to improving the lives of children and families in communities across America, has named Christine Stolebarger of Wood Village, Ore., among the winners of the annual Casey Excellence for Children Awards. The...
Casey Excellence for Children Awards recognize Judge James W. Payne for making a difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families across America SEATTLE, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Casey Family Programs, a national operating foundation committed to improving the lives of children and families in communities across America, has named Judge James W. Payne, director of the Indiana Department of Child Services, among the winners of the annual Casey Excellence...
Casey Excellence for Children Awards recognize Paul D. McWhinney for making a difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families across America SEATTLE, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Casey Family Programs, a national operating foundation committed to improving the lives of children and families in communities across America, has named Paul D. McWhinney, deputy commissioner for programs for the Virginia Department of Social Services, among the winners of the...
Casey Excellence for Children Awards recognize individuals making a difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families across America SEATTLE, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Casey Family Programs, a national operating foundation committed to improving the lives of children and families in communities across America, is announcing the winners of the annual Casey Excellence for Children Awards. The foundation gives the awards to recognize outstanding...
Re: Development in Catholic Charities Case against DCFS CHICAGO, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Yesterday, attorneys for the two remaining Catholic Charities agencies involved in a lawsuit against the State of Illinois, seeking to reverse a decision by the Department of Children and Family Services to end its contractual relationship with these agencies to provide state-funded foster care and adoption services, announced that they would end the litigation. The...
