Dear Friends,

In recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month I am compelled to applaud the many champions within Brevard County and our local system of care who tirelessly give of themselves to make a difference in the lives of the vulnerable children, youth and families we serve. Often times, I think we work hard to make an impact but fail to realize and celebrate how our daily efforts actually translate, long term, into the life of a child who has been spared the pain of abuse and neglect.

On April 18, I had the privilege to attend the Child Abuse Prevention Task Force's Awards Breakfast and was moved and inspired by David Lawrence's address, and by the nominees and recipients of the awards...

2014 National Wraparound Conference

Brevard Family Partnership and the National Center for Innovation and Excellence present the 2014 National Wraparound Conference: Waves of Change in Wraparound and Systems of Care.

March 11-13, 2014, Cocoa Beach, FL

This conference will empower individuals and partnerships, providing an inclusive and dynamic forum to foster peer networks, share information, and build skills while facilitating interactive dialogue and discussion.

Click here for more information and to download the call for papers

This month's featured Dependency Case Manager is Tiffany Fick, Devereux Unit 292.  Tiffany hails from the beautiful town of Swanton, Ohio.  She moved to Florida her senior year of high school and attended Palm Bay High.  She just celebrated seven wonderful years of marriage with her best friend and husband Sean.  Tiffany attended the University of Central Florida where she received her Bachelors of Arts in Psychology.  She chose this field because she loves to help people and see children do well.

Her favorite part of her job is when a child achieves permanency.  Her most memorable moment is when two sisters were placed in the custody of their father in another county, who also offered to take their brother (which is not his biological child) also.  She visited them every month and saw how the father daughter relationship blossomed.  Tiffany was so excited for all of them when the Court closed the case out with sole-custody to the father. 
 
Tiffany enjoys reading and breeding dogs (Chihuahua's especially).  She and her husband have five dogs and one cat and a new litter of puppies!  Tiffany says these are their children, because they are "easier to train".  One thing people may not know about Tiffany is she used to be a dog rescuer.  Her soft spot is the love of all animals.
 
Tiffany is a true case manager as she works diligently and fights for the children entrusted to her care. Keep up the good work Tiffany!