NWF’s Cathy Harcus on Fostering Children

May 03, 2023

May is National Foster Care Month. Cathy Harcus, Recruitment & Retention Manager at NWF Health Network, has shared her beautiful experience fostering children. "Giving our "YES" to foster care resulted in the unintended growth of...

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Spotlight on NWF’s Kinship Team

April 25, 2023

Meet our NWF Health Network Kinship team! The Kinship Program serves families throughout the Northwest Region, from Pensacola to Tallahassee. This team works with Kinship Caregivers to become licensed foster parents. By becoming Level I...

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Story of Strength: Family Finder Support Team

April 21, 2023

The goal of any placement is to find a safe and stable home for the child. Any family looking to welcome a child into their home must pass proper inspection of the home of potential...

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Spotlight on NWF Placement Specialist Lisa Adams

April 10, 2023

Lisa Adams has been a Placement Specialist for over a year and is a great team player for circuit 2. Lisa is always willing to problem solve challenges with other specialists and often offers her...

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March is National Social Work Month: Ruth Oliver

March 31, 2023

Ruth Oliver is from Miami, Florida. She chose Social Work because she wanted to help people. When she was in high school, she volunteered with her church group to work at the Redlands Christian Migrant Center in...

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March is National Social Work Month: Tara Franklin

March 31, 2023

Tara's advice to a new social worker is to "remember that no matter what you are doing do it with respect.  This is a hard job both for the social workers and the people we...

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March is Social Work Month: Tammie Veader

March 30, 2023

Tammie’s first job as a Social Worker was with FamiliesFirst Network as a Foster Care Case Manager. She spent 17 years working for FamiliesFirst in various roles to include being an Adoptions Case Manager, Licensing...

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March is National Social Work Month: Jennifer Geno

March 30, 2023

Jennifer has spent her entire career as a social worker in child welfare and had the opportunity to work in case management, adoptions and now in training. She is grateful for each position leading into...

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March is National Social Work Month: Bobbi Lowe

March 29, 2023

Bobbi has lived in the Pensacola area for most of her life. She graduated from the University of West Florida and chose social work because she always knew she wanted to be in a helping...

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National Social Work Month: Lisamarie Vanmeter

March 29, 2023

Lisamarie went to Florida State University for both her undergraduate and master degrees. While in her last semester of undergrad as a Family and Child Sciences major, she took an intro to social work class...

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