Outstanding Caseworker: Harold Hankerson
“I’d say that working with children is a calling more than a career… The Bible tells us that we’re responsible for the orphans and the widows. Those are my marching orders.”
“I’d say that working with children is a calling more than a career… The Bible tells us that we’re responsible for the orphans and the widows. Those are my marching orders.”
“Organization is huge. And working weekends is inevitable.” A caseworker whose service area is the entire state of Minnesota talks about matching children and families.
Being authentic, positive, and “comfortable in every situation” are three keys to this Mississippi caseworker’s success when working with children and parents.
An adoption worker talks about finding a forever family for a little girl with medical needs who was photolisted on adoptuskids.org.
Amber Scott ensures that Indian Child Welfare Act standards are applied to Choctaw children in 12 states. She talked with us about her work.
A Pennsylvania case manager talks about how she helps children open up and work through past traumas.