By Madison Bailey As the first day of school approaches, many students are excited to pick out brand new school supplies. However, for children in foster care, going back to school can add more stress to their already uncertain lives. Many children come into foster...
By Adrianne Pearl Gimenez Coryn answers the door in a sweat. Her curly haired dog comes up to the door to greet me. Inside, the home is decorated with homemade mothers day hearts and banners. The girls are at school, so this is the little bit of downtime Coryn has...
Colorful cubbies for the children at her in-home daycare Pet birds keep the home lively Her passion from children is what drives her to go the extra mile for her foster children. By Adrianne Pearl Gimenez It’s a bright afternoon and Tiffany’s daughter Taylor...
How Speaking up can Stop Child Abuse. By Adrianne Pearl Gimenez At the start of 2019, child abuse came to the forefront of media attention with the release of “Abducted in Plain Sight”, “Surviving R. Kelly”, and “Leaving Neverland”. The exposés shocked and captivated...
Intern Reflections Alexis Salazar University of St. Francis Bachelor’s in Social Work Graduating May 2019 I started off as an education major. I loved working with kids, but I wanted to do more than teach children. Social work is so broad, there is so much you...
Intern Reflections Kaleigh O’Neal Aurora University Master’s in Social Work specializing in Child Welfare and Forensics Graduating May 2019 My senior year of high school, I became really close with my social worker. I decided to pursue social work because...
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