We are thrilled to introduce Bold Goal Case Manager Guadalupe Avellaneda, currently employed at Chatham Literacy. Guadalupe holds a Master’s Degree from Walden University and comes to Chatham from Greenville, SC, where she worked in human services. Guadalupe works closely with Bold Goal Family Navigator Maria Soto, and participates in the weekly case conferencing calls between the Bold Goal Pilot Program partners.
Describe your role as Bold Goal Case Manager:
As the Case Manager for Chatham Literacy, I will collaborate with the family navigator and other case managers in connecting families who are interested in enrolling in ESOL, citizenship classes, Adult Goal-based education, Spanish Literacy, and Financial Literacy. Moreover, as I work alongside other case managers, we can collaborate in assisting families in connecting them with resources and addressing systemic poverty.
What do you most look forward to as the new Case Manager?
I look forward to seeing families gain resources and support from the entire community. As a case manager I look forward to walking along side families and empowering them to overcome current and future challenges.
With your new knowledge of the Chatham community, how do you think families will react to this new programming to wrap services around entire households, starting in the schools?
I am relatively new to the Chatham community; however, I’m hopeful that families will see the benefits of agencies working together to provide accessible and welcoming services. Having a positive support system that includes your community fosters connection and trust.
What do you think of United Way’s Bold Goal – ending and preventing poverty for 2,000 people in 2,000 days (by 2030) and this new collaborative service delivery United Way is leading between agencies?
United Way’s Bold Goal is an innovative project that will bring community services together to work through and overcome systemic poverty. Each family comes with their unique needs and goals therefore working collaboratively will help service providers develop achievable family support plans for each family.
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