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Valliere & Counseling Associates Award Kristen Irizarry the Challenge Coin
Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon Counties Director, Kristen Irizarry was awarded The Valliere and Counseling Associates Challenge Coin. Below is an excerpt from Kristen’s award letter: "Valliere & Counseling Associates wants to recognize individuals who have gone above and beyond the duties of their job to commit themselves to the mission of ERADICATING VIOLENCE. Our mission is to make the world a safer place through protection, holding offenders accountable, and committing consistently to the mission of "no victims - no excuses." This individual achieves the goals without...
Compass Academy Class Oath – A Student Perspective
Students at Compass Academy – Mt. Carmel decided to create an oath to become better, more positive students. We congratulate our hard-working Compass Academy students for taking advantage of their opportunity there. We applaud their commitment to becoming better students and citizens. Below is the Oath created by the students. For more information on their oath, please read the Compass Academy blog at...
Westmoreland County Children’s Bureau Praise JusticeWorks Staff!
A note from caseworker, Missy Heming from Westmoreland County Children’s Bureau. I just wanted to send a quick email to say what a great job Pat Banze did on the Erickson case that Jodi S. sent over. Because of his hard work the father and child on this case will be into a home fairly soon and the child will be into Head Start, allowing the father to work. Pat also helped the father get funding from local churches for a short term hotel stay, therefore we did not have to take custody of this child. Just wanted to let you know what a great job he did. Missy Heming Westmoreland County...
The Community Helps JusticeWorks Build a Better Future!
Butler Independent Living Specialist Maddy (Madeline) Miller identified a resource through Coldwell Bankers. Coldwell Banker Representative, Marian Miller had office furniture and equipment she was willing to donate to our Butler County Independent Living Program. Three youth; Cullen, Quay, and Tayvon assisted Maddy, Errone (Cody), and Steven (Snow) with moving the items from a warehouse just north of Pittsburgh, into a moving truck and back to Butler to unload at our office. We filled a 17’ truck with office desks, cubicle walls/parts, office chairs, file cabinets, and much more. The...
York County Youth Returns to Extend His Appreciation to His Worker
In 2012, Stanley was a 14yo male living with his parents and younger sister in rural York County. Stanley was on probation. While on probation, Stanley began to display a serious decline in school engagement. He was referred to the VIP® program. His worker was Sean Lazarus. Though initially guarded, Sean regularly worked with Stanley in developing self-esteem, communication and pro-social skills. Sean provided Stanley with a school planner and assisted him in organizing his academics. He worked on strengthening the communication between the family and the school by scheduling regular...
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