Adopt-a-Caseworker Web Exchange

Exciting news!!

Our Adopt-a-Caseworker strategic planning meeting is now over and we continue to finalize our program policies and procedures in preparation for the January 09 program kick-off.


With the brilliant donated help of my husband, an online Web Exchange program is being created. This program will allow the exchange of items available for donation from Partner groups when their "adopted" Caseworker does not have a need for that item on his/her caseload.

It's a way we can channel all available donations to Greene County Caseworkers to distribute to their client families without the fiscal or physical responsibility of providing storage for the items.

How does it work?

~ Partner groups with available donations first offer the item to their "adopted" Caseworker
~ If their "adopted" Caseworker has no need for the item on his/her caseload, the Partner group asks Ambassadors for Children to list it on the Web Exchange
~ Greene County Caseworkers are notified by email each time a new listing is posted
~ Caseworkers contact the Partner group to receive the item for a family on their caseload
~ This system operates on a 1st come, 1st serve policy
~ Items are automatically removed from the Web Exchange 7-14 days after being listed
(depending on how long the Partner group is willing to hold the item)
~ Caseworkers are responsible for either delivering items to their clients or following
procedures for arranging delivery (in the case of large items)

The Web Exchange site will be available for use in January 2009
To view the new Ambassadors for Children website, (in progress) click Here
To view the current Ambassadors for Children Website, click Here

Pictured: Some of the items expected on the Web Exchange

"The Adopt-a-Caseworker program is supported by grant #2005-VF-GX-K009 awarded by the Office for Victims oice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, in cooperation with HALOS. Points of view in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of HALOS or the U.S. Department of Justice."