Recent News

• Spring Quarterly Meetings Detail Family Matching Service

  Members of the network gathered around the state at six spring Quarterly Meetings held regionally throughout April. The morning presentation, Exploring the SWAN Family Matching Unit of Service, was presented by technical ...Read More
  

• Equine-Assisted Therapy Helps Children in Foster Care Overcome Trauma

  One of the side benefits of sharing SWAN with the community each year at the Pennsylvania Farm Show is reconnecting with old friends in the network. This past January, foster ...Read More
  

• New SWAN Program Administrator Embodies Permanency Advocacy

  Tammy Hendrix, DSW, MSW, LCSW has been named the next SWAN program administrator, succeeding Judi Damiano, who retired February 10, 2023. Tammy has served the SWAN prime contractor in various ...Read More
  

• Speaking through Advocacy and Impact: Recognizing Michelle

  Michelle Matthews doesn’t really like to talk about herself; however, her work and impact as the social work supervisor in foster care for Bethany Christian Services of Western PA tells her ...Read More
  

• SWAN Winter Statewide Meeting Featured Tools, Connection

  More than 400 members of the network gathered at the Penn Stater Conference Center on January 25^th and 26^th for valuable training, in-person networking, and a centralized matching event. The SWAN Winter Statewide ...Read More
  

• SWAN Program Administrator Judi Damiano Retires

  SWAN Program Administrator Judi Damiano has retired after five years overseeing SWAN programs and services and more than twenty years with the SWAN prime contractor. Judi stepped down from her ...Read More
  

• Pennsylvania Farm Show Offers Both Reunion and Resources

  When Jennifer Casner-Hockenberry, project manager for the Pennsylvania Adoption Exchange (PAE), reflected on the 2023 Pennsylvania Farm Show, her most lasting impression was connecting with both individuals interested in adoption ...Read More
  

• PRT Success Celebrated in South Central PA

  Permanency Round Table meetings are characterized by an urgent and relentless pursuit of legal permanency with the focus of helping youth find a permanent home. Permanency stakeholders combine optimism, strengths–based ...Read More