Outstanding Caseworker: Shamira Bennett
“It’s amazing to me that you can go from being a stranger walking through the door to someone a child looks up to in a month’s time.”
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Outstanding Caseworker: Michael Graves
In less than a year, this Oklahoma permanency worker has inspired a family and a CASA volunteer to sing his praises for the support he provides to foster parents and birth families.
Outstanding Caseworker: Courtney Croley
“Many times I’ve thought: Why do I come back every single day? Ultimately, I keep coming back because I know that I am making a difference.”
Outstanding Caseworker: Jonathan Nichols
This Ohio caseworker sometimes thinks of himself as a tour guide, because he asks children and teens where they want to go and what they want their future to look like.
Outstanding Caseworker: Lori Nichols
Flexibility, patience, and “being comfortable with being uncomfortable” are a few qualities of a successful foster parent, according to this veteran foster care recruiter.
Outstanding Caseworker: Jillian Barath
An Ohio caseworker talks about her 14-year career and how her team connected a little girl from Ohio with a family in Kentucky.