Over the years, social work and the methods used for service delivery has changed. It hasn’t always been an easy road. While the adage “change is good” may be true, it is also true that change can be uncomfortable and scary because it often takes us out of what we know and puts us in […]
Stories
Reflections on the New Year
It’s always good to reflect at this time of year. The New Year presents us with a fresh start, a way to begin again. For some, resolutions are made and quickly forgotten. For others, these are just more of winter’s dark days. It’s easy to get caught up in the bustle of this time, the […]
KHDS foster parent Ruth Donalds named 2018 Practitioner of the Year at Teaching Family Association national conference.
For Immediate Release Kenosha, WI— Kenosha, Wisconsin, resident Ruth Donalds was named the 2018 Teaching Family Model Practitioner of the Year at the Teaching Family Association’s national conference in Omaha, Nebraska. Donalds has been a foster parent with Kenosha Human Development Services’ Specialized Foster Care since 2013. Recently retired from the Department of Corrections as […]
Employee Story: Gina Tostrud
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, […]
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 […]