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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/06/2011 04A Casey Family Programs Appreciation ProclamationAt AW Casey famil Casey Family Programs 1300 Dexter Avenue North, Floor 3 Seattle, WA 98109 -3542 Casey family programs Phone 206.282.7300 Fax 206.282.3555 fostering families. fostering change. www.casey.org Our shared legacy The Casey foundations use our expertise, services, and resources to build strong futures for children and youth, families and communities. Marguerite Casey Foundation is a private, independent grant 't► making foundation dedicated to helping low- income families x strengthen their voice and mobilize their communities in order to achieve a more just and equitable society for all. Based in i Seattle, the Foundation was created by Casey Family Programs T` in 2001 to expand Casey's outreach and further enhance its 38- year record of leadership in child welfare. www.caseygrants.org The Annie E. Casey Foundation is a private charitable organization dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the United States. It was established in 1948 by Jim Casey, one of the founders of United Parcel Service, and his siblings, who named the Foundation in honor of their mother. The primary mission of the Foundation is to foster public policies, human - service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today's vulnerable children and families. In pursuit of this goal, the Foundation makes grants that help states, cities, and neighborhoods fashion more innovative, cost - effective responses to these needs. www.aecf.org Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative was created in 2001 by Casey Family Programs and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Based in St. Louis, the Initiative is a major national effort to help youth in foster care make successful transitions to adulthood. www.jimcaseyyouth.org Casey Family Services was established by United Parcel Service founder Jim Casey in 1976 as a source for high - quality, long- term foster care. Casey Family Services today offers a broad range of programs for vulnerable children and families throughout the Northeast and in Baltimore, Maryland. The direct service arm of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Casey Family Services operates from administrative headquarters in New Haven, Connecticut, and eight program divisions in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. www.caseyfamilyservices.org CONTACT INFORMATION Casey Family Programs Yakima Field Office 404 N. 3rd Street Yakima, WA 98901 -2343 Family Developer 509.457.8197 or 888.532.1590 RecruitmentCcasey.org For more information about our 2020 Vision, visit www.casey.org When you change a child's life, you change the world IA Casey family programs fostering families, fostering change. 0� E SECURE AND LOVING FAMILIES WANTED FOR MORE INFORMATION In every community across our country, there are children and youth living in neglect and abuse. These young people lack the most basic and stabilizing element of childhood: a secure and loving family. Positive parental role models and permanent connections to adults are vital. Without them, young people face significant emotional, educational, and financial challenges. You can help. Teenagers and preteens age 11 to 17* in the foster care system need loving and dedicated adults to nurture healthy, long- lasting connections. These young people need mentors, supporters, advocates, foster parents, respite care providers, and resource families— adults who are willing to share knowledge and experience. *And siblings in some cases. r Please contact your local Casey Family Programs office for more information. There is no commitment or obligation. We'll answer your questions, arrange for you to speak with a staff person, or even a resource parent, and send you follow -up materials if you would like to learn more. Contact information is on the back of this brochure. i A Casey Family Permanency Partner Shares the Following Beliefs: h VEvery young person is the expert in their own life. rEveryone needs a lifetime network. '►Every young person needs a family. rEvery family needs a young person '►Every young person needs to legally belong to a family. is '►Everyone's birth family and heritage should be honored. '►The young person's clock is always ticking, the urgency to belong is now and there is NO TIME TO LOSE!!!!! gym. R' Information to Help in the Recruitment of Families Ideal family candidates are described as: • People with previous experience parenting or caretaking, particularly with teenagers • Flexible, patient, and a good sense of humor • Willing to work as part of a team Casey Family Programs: Target Population Youth In custody of State system and in need of legal permanency 11 -18 years of age Willing and able to live in a family setting Likely to move towards self- sufficiency in adulthood Sibling group: In custody of the State system Sibling group of four or fewer youth At least one youth in the sibling group must be eligible for Casey services and be between the ages of 11 -18 All siblings must be at least six years of age casey family programs ;1 fostering families. fostering change. • Interested in learning and growing • Comfortable with becoming a "public" family • Possessing a deep love of children • Willing to create permanency options for youth Casey Family Programs: Strengths Case management services Team support for families Educational advocacy Transition planning and supports to age 25 Continuing education for youth and families 24 -hour emergency staff availability Stable relationships with social workers and families Supports cultural identity and appreciation for diversity Long history of successfully working with youth and families Community connections National organization Birth family work Benefits of Having Teens In Your Home • More history available • Teen can participate in the relationship and partnership • Not necessarily looking for a parent, rather mentor /aunt /uncle, etc. • Help launch teens to lives of their own, while ensuring legal permanency • More self- sufficient • In school (no daycare needed) • Teens have their own interests, activities • Opportunity for you to grow Please contact Dotty Simpson or Cherokee Frazier at (509) 457 -8197 or 1- 888 - 532 -1590 to acquire more information and /or to set up an individual appointment. Casey Family Programs- Yakima Field Office -404 N. 3rd Street, Yakima, WA 98901 509 - 457 -8197 gsfew Begtnnings NEEDED T namilies to become permanency )artners, to help youth 11- 181FNDSNIp years old in foster care make life F�LOVE HOME ong connections. Can YOU LAUGHTER )pen your home and heart to 0 ork with these youth to provide .em with hope for the future? • Questions or inquiries... please call 509.457.8197. o Casey family programs