2004
CHILD WELFARE FUND AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

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 29 th 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 21 st 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

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 79 th 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