Gina started out at Kenosha Human Development Services (KHDS) working part time typing crisis cases and entering data for the Community Intervention Center. That was over 32 years ago, she says, “After about a year, I went full time and added creating forms and running reports to my job.” When the executive secretary, Carrie Volkman, moved to another state, Gina took her place, working for then Executive Director George Schwartz. Gina was also the secretary to everyone else in the building! She was tasked with licensing, completing applications for grants, ordering supplies and basically being the “go-to” person in the […]
Stories
Foster Parents: Kat and Ken Korp
While living in Illinois, Kat Korp was already involved as a foster parent. Later, when the Korps moved to Wisconsin, they became active with a program called Teen Reach Adventure Camp (TRAC). TRAC is a camp program for foster kids ages 12–15. While spending time volunteering with TRAC and getting to know those kids, Ken started to feel the desire to do more for children in foster care. Thus the Korps began their journey with Kenosha Human Development Services (KHDS) and became licensed foster parents in May of 2017. The Korps say the best experience they’ve had so far has […]
Participant Story: Matt S
Matt was married for several years and had three children. He worked at Laminated Products and West Vaco for over 12 years, and then the bottom dropped out. Losing his job was the first step in a long line of obstacles leading to a decline in his sobriety and mental wellness. “I had a couple of nervous breakdowns and ended up living off my 401K. When that was gone, I was broke and ended up homeless for a while,” he says. Matt had a couple of voluntary admissions to St. Luke’s Medical Center Psychiatric Unit, trying to get a handle […]