We enjoy a great team partnership with Dauphin CYS and we thank their Director and Child Protection Supervisor for taking the time to express their appreciation for JusticeWorks’ whatever it takes approach.
Dave – thought I would forward this on to you as you don’t always hear the good stuff! Plus, I just read your email to me, so you were on my mind.
Sue A. Cohick MSW LSW
Administrator
Dauphin County Social Services for Children & YouthI want you to know that JW has done an amazing job since Friday to prevent us from placing 7 kids in two different families!
Emily and their new worker, Kathleen, spent 6 hours with a family on Friday to figure out where a family could stay since they were being kicked out of the shelter. A caseworker would have not had 6 hours to devote to mom and would have easily accepted NO RESOURCES to mean new resources. Actually, a group of us met about this family around 1:15 and agreed it was enough if we had to place them but they didn’t give up.
Yesterday, a single mother with 4 children got kicked out of her mom’s house. Sharrod went to the home where he picked up mom, the 3 kids and all of their worldly possessions and was with them until about 4pm when we put them up in a hotel. He picked them up bright and early today to get the oldest to school and mom to the Help Office and is helping her get diapers and other supplies so they can move in to the Shalom House around 4pm. Again, we don’t have 15 hours to spend with a family in 2 days!!!!!
Wanted to make sure you both heard some good news at the end of the day. Don’t know what we did without them.
Becca Tweet, MSW
Protective Supervisor
Dauphin County Children and Youth