{"id":27618,"date":"2018-02-26T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T14:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=27618"},"modified":"2018-02-26T09:00:54","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T14:00:54","slug":"family-promise-names-henriquez-as-case-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=27618","title":{"rendered":"Family Promise names Henriquez as case manager"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Omar Henriquez<\/p><\/div>\n

Family Promise of Southern Chester County (FPSCC), a volunteer driven nonprofit committed to helping families experiencing homelessness, welcomes Omar Henriquez as its new case manager.\u00a0 Henriquez will guide families through their housing crisis by providing the tools and encouragement to regain their housing, employment and become fully and permanently self-sufficient .<\/p>\n

Susan Minarchi, Family Promise executive director stated, \u201cOmar brings to Family Promise a diverse set of skills and expertise needed to help families struggling with homelessness find their path back to stability.\u201d\u00a0 She added, \u201cFamily Promise is not just a job; it\u2019s a calling.\u00a0 Omar will be instrumental in restoring a family\u2019s hopes and dreams for a brighter future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Henriquez is passionate about serving as a client advocate and change agent for Family Promise of Southern Chester County.<\/p>\n

His background in the nonprofit sector, specializing in group and individual counseling, will empower Family Promise to make a greater impact in the community by addressing the root problems of homelessness.\u00a0 Henriquez\u2019s primary responsibilities are to help families experiencing homelessness reclaim their independence by providing support for families through comprehensive assessment of a family\u2019s needs, creating personalized stabilization plans and implementation.\u00a0 Cultivating and maintaining relationships with local agencies and community organizations is another key role he will play on a daily basis.\u00a0 Henriquez earned a Master\u2019s Degree in Human Services with a concentration in counseling from Lincoln University and serves on the board of directors for Mental Health of America and Ambassador for Hope.<\/p>\n

\u201cKnowing there are children right here in our community that don\u2019t have a place to call home keeps me up at night,\u201d Henriquez said.\u00a0 \u201cEvery child deserves a home.\u00a0 I am honored to carry out Family Promise\u2019s mission by providing families with the support and guidance needed to successfully regain permanent housing, employment, and maintain healthy independence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Family Promise of Southern Chester County is a leader in the fight against family homelessness, and part of a proven and successful nationwide program, that for over 20 years has effectively addressed the crisis of family homelessness in communities across the county.\u00a0 Since November 2015, FPSCC has helped 82 children and 44 adults by providing shelter, meals and comprehensive assistance in finding housing, employment and additional resources.\u00a0 Twenty-four families have secured permanent housing and 100% of those families remain in housing today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Family Promise of Southern Chester County (FPSCC), a volunteer driven nonprofit committed to helping families experiencing homelessness, welcomes Omar Henriquez as its new case manager.\u00a0 Henriquez will guide families through their housing crisis by providing the tools and encouragement to regain their housing, employment and become fully and permanently self-sufficient . Susan Minarchi, Family Promise […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[10008,10007],"class_list":["post-27618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-family-promise-of-chester-county","tag-omar-henriquez"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27618"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27619,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27618\/revisions\/27619"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}