Jun 17, 2013 | Appreciations, Pennsylvania, Success Stories
Recently, Westmoreland County Children’s Bureau Casework Nick Purnell commended our FRS Brandi Petho (to her supervisor Amber Leonard) for her quick thinking and preparation in knowing a mom’s license plate number which resulted in successfully intervening in a...
Jun 3, 2013 | Appreciations, Pennsylvania, Success Stories
Dear Renee, I just wanted to let you know that Whitney Berrio conducted a great FGDM for a family of mine. Her hard work and commitment to the process has helped to secure resources for a teenager, so that he will not end up back in the foster care system. She has...
Apr 22, 2013 | Appreciations, Pennsylvania, Success Stories
Hello, On behalf of my niece Jane Jones, I want to let you know what a wonderful job Christine King has done during the time that she spent with Jane. From the fall of 2012 to now, Chris has been a priceless resource. She established a rapport of trust with Jane early...
Mar 18, 2013 | Appreciations, Pennsylvania, Success Stories
JusticeWorks received the “Smith” case as an emergency Family Group Decision Making referral. Two of the children were removed from their mother and placed temporarily with the maternal grandparents who were already raising the other sibling. The children’s father was...
Mar 18, 2013 | Pennsylvania, Success Stories
When Tenisha Burke first met with the family, the mother was paranoid, had trust issues, and had a negative outlook on life. The children were very shy and did not speak to Tenisha unless the mother directed them to do so. It was difficult for Mom to adhere to her...
Mar 18, 2013 | Appreciations, Pennsylvania, Success Stories
Rebecca Holbrook is the JusticeWorks Truancy Remediation Specialist for Washington County. She began working with “Joey” in December of 2012. “Joey’s” primary goal was to understand the importance of attending school as he had struggled with truancy the prior year....
