Long before the global spread of COVID19, emergency preparedness, sustainability, and preventing the spread of germs were important to me. I may credit part of it to my natural (planner) personality and another part may be credited to my macro social work education. It’s possible that the “want to be farm girl” in me also […]
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Website Announcement: All work from theteentoolbox.com and packagedforsuccess.com have been transferred to nickisanders.com. You won’t find what articles you want there any longer. My permanent website address is now nickisanders.com. Google is still catching up but you are now in the know! Click The Links Below To Check Out These Past Social Work Articles: 18
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DID YOU MISS IT? Coffee and Cases: What You Didn’t Learn in Social Work School About Building a Successful Career FREE Q&A session with Nicki Sanders, MSW and Laila El-Asmar, LCSW-C on Facebook Live. We covered myths and misconceptions about the social work profession. Example: Not all social workers take people’s kids away or provide
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Happy Social Work Month! Allow me to reintroduce myself! My name is Nicki Sanders. I love God, my family, travel, old school hip hop, cupcakes, and New Edition. I have a Master’s degree in social work from University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Social Work with a concentration in Management and Community Organization and a
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New Month, New Opportunities! March is a month of growth and transition. I can feel the spring in the air! It’s said that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. The days are getting longer. The weather is getting warmer. Beautiful things are beginning to bloom (and kick my seasonal
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Thanks to the awesome generosity and compassion of all the donors, sponsors, ambassadors and volunteers of our 13th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive, we collected and distributed 754 purses filled with toiletries and 79 cosmetic bags and wallets to 21 youth serving organizations. Our amazing team of volunteers sorted, filled, and packed hundreds of these purses at our annual Purse Packing Party on December 7th. We could
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The day is near! 13th Annual Pack A Purse Drive™ November 1, 2019 – December 3, 2019 We collected purses (totes and other handbags) filled with personal hygiene items for teen girls in foster homes, group homes, and homeless shelters. The personal hygiene items we requested aretoothbrushes, toothpaste, mouthwash, deodorant, lotion, soap, and individually wrapped
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5 Reasons to Support Pack A Purse Drive™ 2019 Model generosity to family and friends – the needs are great Filled purses allow teen girls experiencing transition to change locations with dignity Turn your values into action Giving feels good – especially during the holiday season To help raise awareness about the needs of teen
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It’s That Time of Year Again!! We’re Ready!! Our 13th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive begins November 1, 2019 and ends December 3, 2019. We are collecting purses (totes and other handbags) filled with personal hygiene items for teen girls in foster homes, group homes, and homeless shelters. All donations will be delivered before Christmas
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Years ago, competition was the “Big C”. We were all competing to get to the “top”. Competition showed up in many ways from unnecessary academic pressure put on students to nonprofit organizations fighting over small amounts of funding that generated little impact, to women not trusting other women in the workplace. Today, the “Big C”
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