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    Staff Highlight: Cortney Ritsema
    Shrina Patel
    • 6 hours ago
    • 3 min
    Staff

    Staff Highlight: Cortney Ritsema

    Cortney is our Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) Bilingual Clinician and part of Association House's Behavioral Health team. She shares...
    How Loss & Trauma Impact Youth
    Development
    • Apr 26
    • 2 min
    Child Welfare

    How Loss & Trauma Impact Youth

    Children and youth who experience trauma and loss carry that trauma with them. It can affect them throughout their lives. As a parent, being
    Is this Normal? Understanding Grief in Foster Children
    Development
    • Apr 26
    • 2 min
    Child Welfare

    Is this Normal? Understanding Grief in Foster Children

    When children are away from their homes of origin, they experience a profound loss. It is important that foster parents support the children
    How Complex Trauma Affects Children
    Development
    • Apr 26
    • 2 min
    Child Welfare

    How Complex Trauma Affects Children

    Complex trauma results from repeated traumatic experiences. It usually begins early in life with the child's caregiver. Affecting the child'
    Understanding Issues Experienced by Adoptees
    Development
    • Apr 26
    • 4 min
    Child Welfare

    Understanding Issues Experienced by Adoptees

    An adopted person tends to experience seven core issues related to their adoption. Identifying these core issues will help them feel and...
    Staff Highlight: Sawyer Knibbe
    Shrina Patel
    • Apr 18
    • 1 min
    Staff

    Staff Highlight: Sawyer Knibbe

    Meet Sawyer, he's our supervisor for Workforce Development and oversees our programs. In honor of Financial Literacy Month, he shares his...
    Staff Highlight: Luz Hernandez
    Shrina Patel
    • Apr 18
    • 2 min
    Staff

    Staff Highlight: Luz Hernandez

    Luz is our Financial Careers Facilitator and part of our Workforce Development team. In honor of Financial Literacy Month, she shares her...
    Staff Highlight: Sherri Richardson
    Shrina Patel
    • Apr 14
    • 1 min
    Staff

    Staff Highlight: Sherri Richardson

    Sherri is our Financial Careers Facilitator and part of Association House's Workforce Development team. In honor of Financial Literacy...
    Staff Highlight: Myra Rodriguez
    Shrina Patel
    • Mar 30
    • 1 min
    Community Health

    Staff Highlight: Myra Rodriguez

    Myra is our Community Health Supervisor and part of Association House’s Community Health team. Her favorite part of her experience is the...
    Participant Highlight: Sonia
    Shrina Patel
    • Mar 29
    • 2 min
    Behavioral Health

    Participant Highlight: Sonia

    In honor of Women’s History Month and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Month, we wanted to highlight one of our wonderful...
    Staff Highlight: Flora Pagan
    Shrina Patel
    • Mar 28
    • 2 min
    Behavioral Health

    Staff Highlight: Flora Pagan

    Flora is our Bilingual Medical Office Receptionist and part of our Behavioral Health team. She loves supporting our staff in anyway she...
    A Determined Mom’s Hope for a Better Future
    Shrina Patel
    • Mar 22
    • 3 min
    Workforce Development

    A Determined Mom’s Hope for a Better Future

    Like so many Association House participants, nothing could stop #TechReady participant Matty from building a better future for her family.
    Staff Highlight: Tothyanna White
    Shrina Patel
    • Mar 21
    • 2 min
    Behavioral Health

    Staff Highlight: Tothyanna White

    Tothyanna is our CST Clinician and part of Association House's Behavioral Health team. She shares with us how working with her patients...
    Staff Highlight: Andrea Ng
    Shrina Patel
    • Mar 21
    • 3 min
    High School

    Staff Highlight: Andrea Ng

    Andrea is our Science teacher and part of Association House High School. She shares with us favorite female figure, Jane Goodall, and how...
    Staff Highlight: Hind Elbanna
    Shrina Patel
    • Mar 18
    • 2 min
    Workforce Development

    Staff Highlight: Hind Elbanna

    Hind is our Technology Training instructor for our Tech#Ready program and part of Association House Workforce Development. Her favorite...
    Staff Highlight: Elisa Fabian
    Shrina Patel
    • Mar 15
    • 1 min
    Child Welfare

    Staff Highlight: Elisa Fabian

    Elisa is our Foster Care Supervisor and part of Association House's Child Welfare team. Her favorite part of her experience is that there...
    Staff Highlight: Marcy Vicens
    Shrina Patel
    • Mar 10
    • 2 min
    High School

    Staff Highlight: Marcy Vicens

    Marcy is our English teacher and part of Association House High School. Her favorite part of her experience is that everyone here is an...
    Staff Highlight: Angela King
    Shrina Patel
    • Mar 3
    • 2 min
    Child Welfare

    Staff Highlight: Angela King

    Angela is our Billing Compliance Coordinator and part of our Child Welfare team! She loves to spend her day working on social issues...
    Staff Highlight: Danielle Kenny
    Shrina Patel
    • Feb 22
    • 2 min
    Workforce Development

    Staff Highlight: Danielle Kenny

    Danielle is the Program Coordinator on Association House's Workforce Development Team.
    2021 Annual Report
    Juan Carlos Linares
    • Feb 18
    • 2 min

    2021 Annual Report

    Dear friends, As I reflect on my first year at Association House, I smile thinking of the accomplishments, the camaraderie and the...
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