by Child and Parent Services | May 13, 2021 | Employee Spotlight
Sheila Martinez fell in love during her 2008 internship at CAPS. “I didn’t want to leave. I have a passion for being with my families – seeing their progress and accomplishments feeds me.” Thirteen years later and she is still going strong, working as a Healthy...
by Child and Parent Services | Jan 11, 2021 | Employee Spotlight
After 28 years at CAPS, Vicki Kalil knows that empathy is the tool she uses the most. As a Family Advocate working with families of child sexual abuse victims, Vicki says “sometimes the best thing I could do was cry with them – my tears made their tears okay too. I...
by Child and Parent Services | Dec 4, 2020 | CAPS Updates
Tuesday evening we honored our longtime CASA volunteer Merle Graybill with the Volunteer of the Year Award. Merle had been a CASA for 10 years, and always did a wonderful job advocating for his children. He particularly liked advocating for the youth on his caseload,...
by Child and Parent Services | Oct 8, 2020 | Employee Spotlight
#LifeAtCAPS with our Community Education program’s Parent Support Specialist Trisha Lightfoot. CAPS cares about families and I believe the family unit is important. I think that parents should be encouraged to enjoy and love their children through every stage...
by Child and Parent Services | Oct 1, 2020 | Employee Spotlight
#LifeAtCAPS with our CFAC’s Forensic Interviewer Faith Abney: As a forensic interviewer, my job is to listen to kids after there is an allegation of abuse. The Child and Family Advocacy Center (CFAC) provides a setting for a child to be interviewed in a neutral,...
