Kindred Family Focus Foster Parent Honored with MSSA Outstanding Foster Care Award
Kindred Family Focus NE Region Foster Care Case Worker Mary Hoffman (left) congratulates Kindred Family Focus foster parent Kathy Wyman (right) on her MSSA Outstanding Foster Care award. Wyman, who has been a foster parent for more than 50 years, was recognized for providing outstanding care, stability, and support for children in foster care.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 01, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kathy Wyman, a Kindred Family Focus foster parent who has provided more than 50 years of care for children, was awarded the Minnesota Region 3 Outstanding Child Foster Care award from the Minnesota Social Service Association (MSSA) on Oct. 20, 2018.
Wyman was nominated by Kindred Family Focus NE Region Foster Care Case Worker Mary Hoffman for her outstanding and caring work. Wyman was also recognized at the Kindred Family Focus Eastern/Southern Fall Conference in October.
According to the MSSA awards summary website page, the Outstanding Child Foster Care award "recognizes outstanding foster care provided to children," and "nominees demonstrate an outstanding ability to provide a stable and supportive environment which allows for children's growth and development."
Kindred Family Focus Eastern Operations Director Jay Kimball said, "We are so fortunate to have foster parents like Kathy working to help Minnesota children. Her dedication is awe-inspiring. To commit 50 years of her life helping others is a life accomplishment that is rightly recognized and celebrated."
Kindred Family Focus is a private foster care agency and nonprofit 501(c)3 organization with homes serving a large geographic area of Minnesota. For more information on Kindred Family Focus or to become a foster parent, visit http://www.nexus-yfs.org. Kindred Family Focus is an affiliate of Nexus, a national 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides specialized services to children, youth, and families.
SOURCE Kindred Family Focus
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