Profile Information
Location
Bethlehem, PA
Country
United States
Postal Code
18017
What is it you do for a living? (Parenting, volunteering, CEO of social service organization, etc.)
Chief Strategy Officer at Youth Advocate Programs Inc., a national nonprofit that works to ensure everyone has access to what they need to develop their potential and experience well-being from within their homes and communities. We offer alternatives to out of home care for young people and adults involved in the child welfare, youth justice, developmental disability and mental health systems.
What organization(s) do you volunteer or work for?
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.; Resilient LV; Grace Church Bethlehem; Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley Center for Racial and Ethnic Justice
What is your interest in PACEs and resilience science?
Most of our staff and families have experienced ACEs. We recognize the importance of using a trauma lens in our work to support families and each other and creating environments and relationships that support healing and building resilience; we also recognize the importance of engaging community partners in this effort and in educating and empowering families on understanding ACEs and advocating for what they need.
If you're part of a community-based PACEs initiative, which one?
Resilient Lehigh Valley