Children and teens enter foster care through no fault of their own, because they have been abused, neglected, or abandoned and are unable to continue living safely with their families. More often than not, the separation from their families is an additional trauma. Children and youth in foster care often have few belongings and […]
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Our Annual Pack A Backpack™ Drive began on April 1, 2018 and ends on May 6, 2018. Packaged For Success is once again collecting backpacks (and duffel bags) filled with personal hygiene items for teen boys in foster homes, group homes, and homeless shelters. Backpacks will be delivered in May during National Foster Care
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National Association of Social Workers – Social Work Month 2018 Social Workers: Leaders. Advocates. Champions. March is Social Work Month Every day the nation’s 650,000 social workers act as advocates, champions and leaders who make our society a better place to live. For instance, school social worker Rochelle Gauthier in New Orleans advocates
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Packaged For Success was created to share tips and strategies for achieving success on your own terms. I love that my social work degree has allowed me to connect all my passions in my business. I love social work! If you’ve been reading my blog or following me on social media for a
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Whatever you are, be a good one. – Abraham Lincoln If you have been a regular reader of my blog or we have been connected on social media for a considerable amount of time, then you know that I am a social worker. I rarely pass up the opportunity to raise awareness about social
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I want to start the new year with a re-introduction and a rebrand. One of my 2018 business goals is to share more of me with you – my goals, preferences, experiences, and expectations and not just my technical knowledge and skills. As we enter 2018, I want to share 18 things you should know
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Thanks to the generosity and compassion of all the donors, sponsors, ambassadors and volunteers of our 11th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive, we collected and distributed 1,051 purses with toiletries and 58 cosmetic bags and wallets. to 24 youth serving organizations. Our amazing team of volunteers sorted, filled, and packed hundreds of these purses
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Our 2017 Purse Packing Party Was A Huge Success! Purses packed up from storage unit to Uhaul truck to the Laurel Boys and Girls Club for our Purse Packing Party! We were working so hard we didn’t remember to take pictures of the tables overflowing. There were also quite a few boxes underneath
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NEW PURSE PACKING PARTY DATE! Bring your donations of new/gently used purses and personal hygiene items to our Annual Pack A Purse Drive™ Purse Packing Party on Saturday, December 16, 2017. Due to the winter weather advisory that was issued for our area our Annual Purse Packing Party was rescheduled from its original date
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Macro social work is a broad field that centers on the investigation of larger scale social problems, and the development and implementation of social interventions that aim to effect positive change at the community, state, and national levels. Macro social work encompasses such practices as social work research, program development for small and large
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