As National Social Work Month comes to an end, we want to recognize a few more of our amazing staff members. While we appreciate their contributions year round, March is always a great time to check in and share the amazing work our social workers do every day. It’s also a reminder of the broad […]
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When a family crisis prompted Marilyn Fabellar to move from Los Angeles to San Diego, she began searching for ways she could contribute to her new community. She initially began working with Home Start as a volunteer in our VITA tax preparation program. Her background in finance made her invaluable in helping families file their
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March is National Social Work Month and we thought it was a great time to highlight some of the amazing social work staff we have here at Home Start. Carolyn Swint is a Child Development Specialist who has been working with our housing program for about two and a half years. We asked Carolyn to
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Rental Assistance: We have programs in several cities including El Cajon, La Mesa, and Santee, available to distribute funding to cover unpaid rents due to COVID-19 hardships. Family Support: We continue to assist in the case management of families with children in the child welfare system, including clinical assessments, parent education classes, First Steps family support
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Our Community Services for Families’ visit coaching model was recently published in a national journal, Children and Youth Services Review, as part of a scientific study about the potential for improved parenting skills through coached visitation. The Family Visit Coaching (FVC) model, a curriculum written by Marty Beyer, is an alternative to traditional child welfare visitation
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