First High Potential Program a success
Potential is a great word, suggesting energy, the promise of impact and results yet discovered. Match potential up with opportunity and you have the genesis for a new program at Thompson. In January 2024, Thompson leaders identified eight individuals who had “High Potential” (Hi-Po) for leadership and were matched up with a mentor. Over nine […]
Friends of the Children – Charlotte is helping Rico improve his self-esteem
Rico loves to play basketball and other sports and aspires to be a musical artist. Rico struggles academically and socially at school. He frequently blurts out answers in class, usually getting the answer wrong but uses it to bring attention to himself. He struggles with self-confidence and masks this with self-deprecating humor. Rico lives with […]
Friends of the Children help Elijah thrive
Elijah is very civic minded and dreams of becoming a firefighter or a police officer. He gets excited driving past a fire station and seeing firetrucks out on a call. Elijah was born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome as his mother used drugs while pregnant. He has other diagnoses that make it difficult to focus and […]
The Marin’s Family Partner helped them set goals, identify resources, advocate for themselves
Mr. and Mrs. Marin both want the best for their two boys, ensuring that they follow a good path in life. Despite their best intentions, their strict discipline led them to DSS involvement due to concerns about physical abuse. The Marins temporarily lost custody of their children and could only have supervised visitation. They were […]
The Wraparound team supports Brian and Leon to build skills and advocate for themselves
Brian and Leon connected over their joint love of video games. The boys met at the children’s home where they have both been residents for the last year. Brian was originally supposed to reunify with his grandmother until she decided she no longer wanted to proceed with the process. Leon came into DSS care due […]
Camila’s family are communicating better with help from School-Based Case Management
Camila is the mother of a teenage daughter and is striving to strengthen their relationship moving forward. The family recently underwent significant changes after Camila and her husband separated but he was still living in the household. As a Spanish only speaker Camila has struggled to identify support services for herself and her daughter to […]