Child & Family Services of Northeast Michigan

Director’s Message by Lyle Dorr

President’s Message by Steve Kieliszewski

MY HAPPY ENDING A Life Changed by Tina

Hope House by Peggy Krajniak, Director

Child Welfare by James Juchartz

Specialized Foster Care by Ken Skwir

Staff Spotlight

CFS Family Fun(d) Day

4C News by Robin Benson

Families First by Lynne Walter

• President’s Message by Karen Werth
• Director’s Message by Lyle Dorr
• A Life Changed
• Hope House by Peggy Krajniak
• Staff Spotlight– James Juchartz
• Foster Parents Receive Training Opportunity-by Debra Smith
• CFS Family Fun(d) Day by DeLynn Carr
• 4C News by Robin Benson
• Families First by Lynne Walter .
• And lots more!

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Child & Family Services of Northeast Michigan, Inc.

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Child Welfare News
We say good bye to our agency's director of 20 years, Alan Brown and welcome our new director who has also been with the agency for 17 years, Lyle Dorr. The agency flourished under Alan Brown's directorship, more than doubling

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Child & Family Services of Northeast Michigan, Inc.

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Child Welfare News
The Child Welfare Program has been lucky to have no staff turnover since the last newsletter (knock on wood!). Our existing staff is as follows:

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Hope House continues to fill a crucial need in the region, with more girls entering the delinquency system statewide. Though the basic program of peer accountability remains the cornerstone of our treatment, staff is very innovative in adding positive elements to the program.

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Our foster care and adoption program continues to be busy and observing some
changes. Recently, foster care caseworkers Steve Kasubowski, Andrea Datadeen, and
Jerianne Zaske left the program for other endeavors. Kelly Sommerfeld who has been
doing foster home licensing for the last year and a half also left the program. Although
we don’t ever like to say good-bye, we have had the good fortune of now saying hello
to new staff who are joining our program.