Articles From March 2024
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What can the SWAN Helpline do for you?
“This is the SWAN Helpline. How may I help you?” This is a familiar opening to the phone conversations that take place each weekday between SWAN Helpline technical specialists and individuals calling to learn more about beginning or continuing with the process to become a permanency resource for children and youth in the Pennsylvania child welfare system.
Posted on March 1st, 2024 -
Spotlight on Deb Seeger, Independent Living Professional Award Recipient
Deb Seeger’s love of interacting with people and passion for helping teens led to her current position of Independent Living Coordinator at Chester County Department of Children, Youth & Families. Deb will be celebrating her 10-year anniversary this year and attributes her longevity in the field to multiple factors: a position that allows for a healthy work-life balance, the feeling of being valued and respected within her agency and being surrounded by “a lot of really good people,” her co-workers at the county. Deb, in turn, expects everyone to care about the youth with whom their agency works.
Posted on March 1st, 2024