2016 DHS Newsletter Archive

Here are the articles featured in this month's newsletter.

• DHS selected as Foster America pilot site(PDF, 209KB)
• Local youth named a Jim Casey Young Fellow(PDF, 205KB)
• Trauma Think Tank(PDF, 207KB)

These articles are posted in the December email newsletter.

Here are the articles featured in this month's newsletter.

• ShadowBox training allows CYF staff to “see the world through the eyes of experts”(PDF, 214KB)
• AAA conference attendees “explore the possibilities”(PDF, 207KB)
• DHS Case Competition teams present creative ideas to assist individuals facing employment barriers(PDF, 234KB)
• Kudos: Candice and Deborah(PDF, 196KB)
• Kudos: Jessica Szramowski(PDF, 196KB)

These articles are also showed in the November email newsletter.

Here are the articles featured in this month's newsletter.

• Backpacks provide support for family caregivers(PDF, 217KB)
• DHS onboarding providing welcoming starts for new employees(PDF, 219KB)
• Focus on Attendance expanded for 2016-2017 school year(PDF, 219KB)
• Expanding Behavioral Health Supports(PDF, 217KB)
• Kudos: Carol Brackett(PDF, 198KB)
• Kudos: Kaitlyn Leo(PDF, 209KB)
• Kudos: Latika Davis Jones(PDF, 198KB)

These articles are also showed in the October email newsletter.

Here are the articles featured in this month's newsletter.

• DHS hosts Chatham students for career exploration experience(PDF, 207KB)
• DHS hosts naturalization ceremony(PDF, 124KB)
• DHS Request and Service Desk Changes(PDF, 214KB)
• Foster Care Providers Participate in CYF-Led Wilkinsburg Community Experience(PDF, 212KB)
• Improving Outcomes for Children with Predictive Modeling(PDF, 112KB)
• Pittsburgh Recovery Walk(PDF, 119KB)
• Kudos: Jim Turner(PDF, 191KB)
• Kudos: Tracy Rohrdanz(PDF, 201KB)

These articles are also showed in the September email newsletter.

Here are the articles featured in this month's newsletter.

• DHS announces new contracts for language assistance services(PDF, 205KB)
• BigBurgh.com: Pittsburgh’s new homeless services app(PDF, 209KB)

Here are the articles featured in this month's newsletter.

• Preventing and Ending Homelessness by 2020(PDF, 196KB)
• Summer books are a big success(PDF, 330KB)

Here are the articles featured in this month's newsletter.

• DHS reaps the benefits of Deloitte’s “Impact Day”(PDF, 424KB)
• DHS honored with youth award(PDF, 237KB)
• Kudos: Na-Keya Jones(PDF, 233KB)

Here are the articles featured in this month's newsletter.

• Collaborative links immigrants and refugees to human service supports(PDF, 402KB)
• Third ‘Stand Together’ class is the largest group to participate(PDF, 486KB)
• DHS utilizing Predictive Index to improve workforce, job satisfaction(PDF, 479KB)
• Project Prom 5K unleashes runners, walkers and more for a good cause(PDF, 509KB)
• Board’s work boosts current, prospective foster parents(PDF, 290KB)
• Former foster youth serving on National Foster Youth and Alumni Policy Council(PDF, 466KB)
• Computer security and privacy tips-Mobile devices(PDF, 339KB)
• Recycled bottle caps become mural at Urban Pathways K-5(PDF, 458KB)
• Kudos: Pat Valentine(PDF, 367KB)
• Kudos: Jean Fagan(PDF, 234KB)

Here are the articles featured in this month's newsletter.

• PUMPed to Run will help people who are homeless get on their feet(PDF, 387KB)
• Partners sought to help in YOUth Count survey of youth who are homeless(PDF, 264KB)
• Kites ‘fly’ in the Human Services Building for early childhood literacy(PDF, 307KB)
• During prevention month, quilts tell stories of child abuse’s impact(PDF, 613KB)
• Computer security and privacy tips- Home computer networks(PDF, 352KB)
• “Hear Me” kiosks amplify foster youths’ voices about needs(PDF, 301KB)
• The Allegheny Link expands to reflect increased role in helping county residents(PDF, 440KB)
• 412 Youth Zone supports hopes and dreams of youth(PDF, 432KB)
• CYF Community Outreach Specialist is building community ties(PDF, 287KB)
• Allegheny Link now making Home Visiting referrals(PDF, 425KB)
• Kudos: Tirzah Harper(PDF, 172KB)
• Kudos: Tamara Hilko(PDF, 233KB)

Here are the articles featured in this month's newsletter.

• HUD Continuum of Care grants will move Rapid Rehousing forward(PDF, 245KB)
• Homebuilders is now option for intensive case management(PDF, 246KB)
• DHS participates in Breakthrough Series Collaborative to improve trauma-informed assessments and planning(PDF, 263KB)
• Computer security and privacy tips: Flash drives(PDF, 258KB)
• Generous donors once again help Holiday Project fulfill wishes(PDF, 479KB)

Here are the articles featured in this month's newsletter.

Foster Goodness campaign hopes to enlarge network of foster families(PDF, 258KB)
DHS has launched a marketing campaign to raise awareness of the need for foster parents for teenagers.

MATP Call Center changes vastly improve efficiency(PDF, 181KB)
A yearlong review of the Medical Assistance Transportation Program Call Center has resulted in increased calls and a reduction in call wait times.

Two senior centers receive national accreditation(PDF, 178KB)
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh and FamilyLinks for achieved National Senior Center Accreditation for centers the providers operate under contract to the Area Agency on Aging.

Calendar donation helps nursing home residents(PDF, 192KB)
Several hundred calendars from DHS staff members will be used to benefit residents of the county’s four Kane Regional Centers.

Kudos: Heidi Hysong(PDF, 170KB)
Heidi Hysong, caseworker at the Lexington Adoption Office, drew praise from an adoptive mother.

Kudos: Michael Mosesso(PDF, 168KB)
Caseworker Michael Mosesso of the North Regional Office drew praise for his work in assisting a family.

Here are the articles featured in this month's newsletter.

DHS assists with East End redevelopment project(PDF, 185KB)
A case management team is easing a transition for residents of the East Liberty Gardens rental assistance units and the Hamilton-Larimer public housing development as they move into new units.

Allegheny County reaches milestone of housing plans for all homeless veterans(PDF, 177KB)
A joint housing task force is set to announce that by March 2016, 460 veterans will be linked to permanent housing.

DHS Onboarding Program extends welcome, info to all new employees(PDF, 329KB)
To improve employee job engagement, performance and retention, DHS has been rolling out a new program for new county hires as well as contract personnel.

KEYS Program marks 20 years of service(PDF, 247KB)
About 60 members of the AmeriCorps KEYS program recently marked 20 years of the program’s existence and Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a multitude of service projects.

Tableau makes DHS data more visual and interactive(PDF, 179KB)
DHS is continuing to expand its use of data software that makes information interactive, more visual and easier to navigate.

Kudos: Karen Evins(PDF, 168KB)
A consumer called the Director’s Action Line to praise Karen Evins, Transportation Worker for the Medical Assistance Transportation Program.

Kudos: Monique Ingram(PDF, 169KB)
The Director’s Action Line received a call praising Caseworker Monique Ingram of the Lexington Intake Office.