Outstanding Caseworker: Stacie Miller
“Like a good social worker, a good foster parent is passionate about helping kids. They don’t give up when things get hard. They can continue to love, no matter what happens.”
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“Hair shouldn’t be an obstacle in foster parenting”
A Mississippi social worker talks about the qualities of a good foster parent, including honoring a child’s culture and working toward reunification.
Outstanding Caseworker: Kim Blackburn
“I love working with the teenage kids and seeing their potential and encouraging them… I’ve seen how a caring adult can help turn a child’s life around.”
Outstanding Caseworker: Latanga McGill
A Mississippi licensing specialist talks about how she supports foster parents and what’s kept her doing this job for the last 10 years.
Outstanding Caseworker: Torjia Ashford
“Torjia works for the very best outcome for the children and helps the parents along the way… Our two-year-old has even named her baby dolls after Torjia! As foster parents, we would be absolutely lost without her….”
Outstanding Caseworker: Lindsey Cox
Lindsey Cox understands the challenges and rewards of adopting from foster care, because she’s both a caseworker and a foster mom: “It’s one thing to be trained; it’s another thing to live your job.”