Welcome to the Monthly Handprint!
In January…
45 kids received initial services at the CSC and were assigned an advocate
40 kids had their Forensic Interview conducted at the CSC
6 kids received a Forensic Medical Exam at the CSC
210 therapy sessions were conducted by our Mental Health Team
Meet our Newest Team Member!
Alison Hiett, Grants Administrator
You may recognize Alison if you were at Dream Big last year! She was our Development intern, helping with auction and all the other things that ensured Dream Big was the best its ever been.
Alison graduated in December, and we were thrilled to be able to add her to the team to help support our funding needs.
Introducing Our Newest Board Members!
Kael Bowling
Commercial Litigation, Partner
Hunter Norton
Encore Bank, Northwest Arkansas Market President
Congrats to our Team Members Celebrating their CSC Anniversaries in January!
Elizabeth Shackelford, Executive Director – Celebrating 17 Years
Leslie Oropeza, Child Advocate – Celebrating 1 Year
Peyton Stewman, Marketing Strategist – Celebrating 4 Years
Margarita Sanchez, Advocacy Program Supervisor – Celebrating 4 Years
Anastasia Clarry, Therapist – Celebrating 1 Year
Casey Atwood, Director of Operations – Celebrating 19 Years
The ‘Sweetest’ Graduation
Our first therapy celebration of the year
This client has been in therapy with Anastasia for about 6 months, and the entire team was excited to celebrate her therapy graduation with her. As we do with all graduations, her advocate purcahsed some treats, a present, and we all signed a copy of Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
This client was so excited to have the attention on her. She was beaming and clearly SO PROUD of herself for what she accomplished. The most special part of the celebration was when she opened her pink cookies and brownies, making sure to give one out to each member on the team, one by one. We are all still talking about it weeks later!
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