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JWYC Employee Rescues Woman Being Held Hostage
Schuylkill County staff member, Vincent “Vince” Troutman, is being recognized by JWYC for his bravery and heroism after rescuing a woman who had been held hostage and physically assaulted for several weeks by an unknown male assailant. While out in the field, Vince noticed a man dragging a female across the street by her hair and immediately pulled his car over and dialed 911. Although dispatchers encouraged Vince to remain engaged at a distance, the woman was clearly in danger and Vince was unable to watch this physical assault unfold. As an attempt to de-escalate the situation...
JWYC Indiana County Employees Respond to a Crisis
Left to right: JWYC Supervisor, Leah Bogdanski, and FRS Lori Hubert JWYC received a call from a distraught mother who reported that her house was on fire. Indiana County Supervisor, Leah Bogdanski, and Family Resource Specialist, Lori Hubert, immediately responded to the home to assist. While on scene, Leah and Lori worked with three Indiana County CYS workers to help guide the family to safety and provide food. In addition to ensuring the wellbeing of the parents and their five children during the fire, the duo went above and beyond by working to get an aftercare plan in place for...
Adams County FGDM Conference Receives Praise from Participants and Stakeholders
Ellen Miller, JWYC Supervisor in Adams County JWYC Supervisor, Ellen Miller was recognized by Jessi Coy, Program Director at Adams County Children and Youth Services, through an agency-wide email regarding a FGDM meeting that was coordinated and facilitated by Ellen with the Adams County staff. Ellen and her team, consisting of Morgan Henson, Heather Smith, Tara Marquis, received praise, not only by Adams County CYS staff and other participants, but also by Kevin Campbell, who is an internationally known youth permanency expert, founder of the Center for Family Finding and Youth...
Adams’ Accolades!
(An email received from the Children & Youth Services Administrator of Adams County.) Hi Renee, I just wanted to take a moment and tell you what an absolutely fantastic job Sean and his staff are doing in Adams County. We have had so many new initiatives and changes at our Agency over the past year or so, and your staff have really embraced it and we truly consider JusticeWorks to be part of our Adams County CYS family . They are at the Agency daily and their response times are remarkable- it so exciting that we have a provider that is so flexible and willing to adjust to meet our...
A Student’s Perspective on Graduating!
Compass Academy – Williamsport Open House May 31, 2018 Compass Academy had another spectacular close to an incredible year! Our Open House included parents, providers, universities, judges, juvenile probation and a commissioner. We are very proud of the community support that we have been blessed with in Lycoming County. Our Open House included a motivational keynote by our President & CEO, Dan Heit, and a moving speech by one of our graduating seniors, An-Nisa (see below). Thank you to everyone that made 2017-2018 school year a success! Pictured from left to right: Ian Nutt, JWYC...
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