Please join us in welcoming Dr. Chastity Richey, who has been nothing less than a true blessing and an absolute rockstar since joining Team TLC! We are so very pleased to announce Chastity as our first-ever Licensed Social Worker and Family Success Navigator. Chastity is fulfilling TLC’s mission to provide deeper services to the families of Grier Heights through TLC’s Preschool and Family Success programs. Supporting, guiding, educating, coaching, and empowering parents have always been integral to our mission. A successful student needs an engaged parent, every step of the way. Chastity is here to serve families as they build their social networks and move toward increased social mobility, self-sufficiency, and self-efficacy.

Chastity brings over 20 years of Social Work experience as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), which aligns perfectly with her Family Success Navigator role. Since she joined us in August, her focus has been on building rapport with families, providing case management, networking with community resources, and empowering parents. Chastity is now moving into meeting with parents to begin goal-setting to create positive outcomes in their lives.

As relationships develop, families will work with Chastity to define their unique challenges. What stands in the way of achieving goals, such as employment, stable housing, household budgeting, completing a GED, or home ownership? Chastity will walk alongside and guide as parents define individual goals, identify barriers, and develop an action plan. No goal is too big or too small. Chastity is well-rounded as a Social Worker, bringing a depth and breadth of experience, deep faith, and a compassionate heart to serve others!

In the past month, several parents have requested assistance with needs such as, but not limited to, food, beds, rent, and bus passes. Each TLC family has been successfully connected with community resources, averting serious family crises.

With the addition of Chastity Richey as Family Success Navigator, TLC is now uniquely positioned as a hub for early education, parent support, and family services in Grier Heights. We are immensely grateful for the support of our Myers Park Presbyterian Church family as we expand parent and child services. Connections with community resources help build social capital, one of the many steps to improve social mobility among the families of TLC.