A Washington-based non-profit aimed at serving kids entering foster care is now in the Tri-Cities. Office of Moms & Dads is a community of qualified volunteers and community leaders who help care for, play with and comfort kids as they enter foster care
A Washington-based non-profit aimed at serving kids entering foster care is now in the Tri-Cities. Office of Moms & Dads is a community of qualified volunteers and community leaders who help care for, play with and comfort kids as they enter foster care
There is a “triad of care” supporting foster kids and their families in our community. Gary Frogner, Volunteer Coordinator of Office Moms and Dads and Elsa Golts, of Foster Care Support of Jefferson County speak about their organizations, which intertwine along the timeline of the children during the most critical and upsetting moments when they initially enter foster care.
VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON, USA, June 8, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — After 7 years of helping build nonprofit organization Office Moms & Dads in a variety of integral leadership roles, Paris Powell Melton (CPA, ABV, CFF, Shareholder, Perkins & Co) has stepped down from the Board of Directors in which she served as President, effective June 1.
Most of us find it hard to imagine the challenges that face children in the foster care system, as it has often been a concept that we’ve heard about, but haven’t had an opportunity to immerse ourselves in. For children, suddenly moving homes, changing guardians and facing the challenges of an unknown future create an incredible amount of fear and anxiety.
J Hawk and Rob C catch up with Sarah Desjarlais – a foster parent and community activist, who found herself in a meeting at the child welfare offices of her hometown in Vancouver, Washington planning a graduation party for the class of 2013. It was during that meeting that Sarah witnessed a little boy sitting in a conference room.
I was up next for an intake, it was “law enforcement waiting,” so I grabbed my bag and went! I was greeted by a sibling set whose mother had been taken to jail. I looked down at the kids and said “Mommy has to get better, so you guys are coming with me.”
This week, like many other weeks, one volunteer found herself holding a days-old baby for a few hours at the child welfare office. Feeling all the feels that come with that experience – joy, fullness, sadness, helplessness, wonderment and despair – all very much at once, she did what came naturally to her…but what affect could that eventually have?
During our November board meeting, the question was posed: what are you most proud of in the last decade? My mind swirled. How can I pick one thing? The word fullness came to mind.
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families office in downtown Vancouver has narrow hallways and a lot of closed doors. Big decisions are made in these rooms.
