Organization:
The Center for Prevention of Child Abuse
No of Years of Service:
4 years at 25 hours a month
Nominee Services:
Yearly Dana helps coordinate holiday outreach for over 200 children involved in our program to ensure each child receives a special holiday gift. Throughout the year she goes from store to store applying for food & clothing donations to help provide assistance to the developmentally delayed parents participating in our Special Needs Parenting Program. Having a Special Education background Dana has volunteered her services as an educational advocate attending CPSE / CSE meetings with our developmentally delayed mothers ensuring they understand what is being offered to their children from the schools. She attends our weekly parenting classes helping our parents to read and write during the classes. She often provides us with extra hours of hands on service during our child enhancment program improving childrens developmental akills.
Nominee Goals:
Dana's goal as a volunteer was to provide 2 hours of weekly additional support for staff during parenting classes. However, her role in the program has grown since she first started. Her committment to our program and passion to help our children receive a safer and healthier environment has lead to expanding her role as a volunteer.
Nominee Impact:
Dana's consistenceny in working with our program weekly has allowed her to build connections with our developmentally delayed parents. She has looked for outreach opportunities to help provide in areas of need as they surface. Her follow up with our parents after attending CPSE / CSE meetings has allowed our children to receive the services needed faster than in the past which allows them to become more productive members of society.
Why the Nominee Deserves this award?
Dana has never asked for anything in return despite giving more and more of her time to the needs of the program. She has even volunteered to be part of a safety plan for one of our mothers who has made the change to be free of Domestic Violence. This safety plan has, over the last year, required that Dana be available extra hours to provide needed assistance. She never complains and always asks wthat more can she do. Her upbeat personality and desire to help staff achieve program goals never slows. Her contribution to the program impacts the residents of Dutchess County because she touches the lives of over 30 families on a weekly basis.
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