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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GET READY!! Cupcakes and Conversations with Nicki Sanders launches on Wednesday, October 9, 2019. Boss Ladies, IT’S TIME to elevate your confidence, competence, and credibility as a woman in leadership! Cupcakes and Conversations with Nicki Sanders is a FREE monthly virtual networking session on Facebook live for professional women. Each month I will facilitate a virtual
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Coffee & Cases: What You Didn’t Learn in Social Work School about Building a Successful Social Work Career ATTENTION: Current BSW and MSW students and 2018 and 2019 graduates! Join two experienced Social Work professionals to learn and discuss the joys, challenges, and opportunities for Social Work students and recent graduates. Laila El-Asmar, LCSW-C and Nicki Sanders, MSW,
Professional burnout is a cumulative process marked by emotional exhaustion and withdrawal associated with increased workload and institutional stress, that is NOT trauma-related. It is a state of physical or emotional exhaustion that can also involve a loss of personal identity. Burnout reduces productivity and saps your energy, leaving you feeling increasingly helpless, hopeless, cynical,
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Today is officially the last day of National Foster Care Month. Our Annual Pack A Backpack Drive has officially ended. All donations have been delivered. In 2019, we were able to collect and distribute 36 backpacks and duffels bags filled with personal hygiene items for teen boys in foster homes, group homes, and homeless shelters.
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