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2004 CHILD WELFARE FUND AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS Past
Awards:
AWARDS FOR YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE
The Child Welfare Fund established the Awards for Youth in Foster Care in 1999 to celebrate young people who have turned their lives around and helped others do the same. The awards are administered by:
Youth Communication, 224 West 29th Street, New York, NY 10001 Contact: Keith Hefner (212) 279-0708
Grand Prize Winners- $1,000 Autumn Bush, St. Cristopher’s, Inc. Marquita Davis, Harlem Dowling-West Side Cntr. for Children and Family Services Mayra Sierra, Graham Windham Services for Families and Children Lamont Valentin, Safe Space Jing Hua Yu, Miracle Makers, Inc.
Special First Prize Winners- $650 Jaitza Colon, Jewish Child Care Association Caroline Denis, Cardinal McCloskey Services Bobby Evans, Graham Windham Services for Families and Children Tabitha McClamy, St. Vincent’s Services Paul Washington, St. John’s Home for Boys
First Prize Winners-$350 Carmen Arango, St. Christopher-Ottilie Deneil Brazeile, Lakeside Family and Children Services Charles Davis, Child Development Support Corporation Anthony Fantauzzi, St. Christopher-Ottilie Vanessa Fuentes, Safe Space Pauline Gordon, mercyFirst Eric Headley, Leake and Watts Services, Inc. Tara Hemlall, Good Shepard Services Tawana James, Inwood House Daniekqua Jean, Inwood House Danielle King, Jewish Child Care Association Bobbi Jo Kitchen, St. Vincent’s Services Leodia Mitchell, Administration for Children’s Services MJ Morales, St. Christopher-Ottilie Kelly Pattison, mercyFirst Frank James Spear, St. Christopher’s, Inc. Derek Valcarcel, In the Spirit of the Children, Inc.
BEST PRACTICE AWARDS
The Child Welfare Fund established the Best Practice Awards in 2000 to recognize advocates, caseworkers, supervisors and senior managers who demonstrate best practices in working with families in the child welfare system. The awards are administered by:
Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies, 19 West 21st Street, New York, NY 10010 Contact: Diane Leske, (212) 929-2626
Caseworkers Berthovena Birotte – Jewish Child Care Association Guy Bryant – Administration for Children’s Services Maria A. Colmenares – Jewish Child Care Association Victor Connolly – Salvation Army Social Services for Children Joann Neal – St. Christopher-Ottilie Karen Presha – Cardinal McCloskey Services Sandhya Sheth – St. Christopher-Ottilie Mark Slawik – Salvation Army Social Services for Children Beverly Tarrant – St. Christopher-Ottilie
Parent Advocates Duo Diggs, Seamen’s Society for Children and Families Barbara Evans, Astor Family Services, Astor Home for Children Lanita Jones-Eley, Children’s Aid Society Shelley Shaw, Episcopal Social Services
Senior Managers Jane Golden, Children’s Aid Society Mary Odom, St. Christopher-Ottilie
Supervisors Priscilia Augustin-Lumas, Cardinal McCloskey Services Carolyn Bratton, Salvation Army Social Services for Children Frank Pompei, St. Christopher-Ottilie
FAMILY UNITY AWARDS
The Child Welfare Fund established the Family Unity Awards in 2001 to recognize the parents, relatives and other guardians who have overcome great difficulties to be reunited with their children, and who have helped others do the same. The awards are administered by:
People United for Children, 2370 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., New York, NY 10030 Contact: Sharonne Salaam (212) 368-8600
Rhonda Taylor-Becton Raymond Medina Audra Black Violet Rittenhour Patrick Blanding Elora George-Robinson Yadira Caicedo Willie Mae Robinson Loretta Combs Philneia Timmons Shannah Cononingburk Julie Vasquez Katherine Gerald De’Loris Wise Barbara Kennedy
CHILD WELFARE FUND SCHOLARS HUNTER COLLEGE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
The Child Welfare Fund established an endowment at the Hunter College School of Social Work in 1997 to provide scholarships for students who seek to improve the welfare of children. Due to administrative changes, there were no scholarships given out for the fall 2004/spring 2005 school year. Awards will be given for the fall 2005/spring 2006 school year. The scholarship is administered by: Hunter College School of Social Work, 129 East 79th Street, Room 905, New York, NY 10021 Contact: Gary Mallon (212) 452-7043 or gmallon@hunter.cuny.edu
WELFARE RIGHTS INITIATIVE LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS
The Child Welfare Fund established an endowment in 1998 to provide scholarships to all students who complete the Welfare Rights Initiative leadership/training course that teaches Hunter College students to be leaders and social activists. The scholarship program is administered by: Welfare Rights Initiative, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, Room 1036 East, New York, NY 10021 Contact: Dillonna C. Lewis: (212) 650-3569
Recipients for 2003-2004
Mary Catrow Zuvaney Ferguson Mini Persaud William Chan Alexander Lewis Charles Tomlinson Leticia Dominguez Arlene Morales
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