Agency Project

By: Chelsea Lynch

 LINKS Program!
LINKS is an incentive program for children who are
or were in foster care.
The participants range from ages 13-21.
The program allows for the children to gain
rewards for a variety of services, such as
volunteering and doing well in school.
LINKS also provides vital information to
participants about furthering their education,
finding employment and the services they qualify
for now and when they age out of care.
 Say So Event!
An event held by LINKS coordinators for youth in
care to provide them with important information
and support.
The goal of the event is to improve and advocate
for change in the system and educate not only the
youth but also the community members that
attend.
 Agenda
At the event there will be workshops held.
Games
Resource vendors.
Food
All to give the children in care a day to have fun
but also be informed of the options and
opportunities they have to succeed.
 My Role
Been to LINKS meetings to discuss changes and
the importance of the Say So event.
Made phone calls to numerous LINKS coordinators
in surrounding areas to invite their children to the
event.
Contacted the Executive director of the Say So
event to organize this event in the proper way.
Contacted potential sponsors to donate food and
other supplies for the event.
Attended LINKS meetings with the Scotland and
Richmond county children and assisted with
helping them fill out paperwork that can be
beneficial to their future.
 Practice Behaviors
2.6 Apply and communicate understanding of the importance of diversity and
difference in shaping life experiences in practice at the micro, mezzo, and
macro levels.
2.8 Apply self-awareness and self-regulation to manage the influence of
personal biases and values in working with diverse clients and constituencies.
4.12 Apply critical thinking to engage in analysis of quantitative and
qualitative research methods and research findings.
4.13 Use and translate research evidence to inform and improve practice,
policy, and service delivery.
6.17. Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment,
person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks to
engage with clients and constituencies.
8.24 Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-
in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in
interventions with clients and constituencies.
9.30 Critically analyze, monitor, and evaluate intervention and program
processes and outcomes.