SAVE THE DATE! Our 7th annual Community Partnership Celebration is coming soon.
This year our 7th Annual (and 1st virtual) Community Partnership Celebration will be on Monday, November 16th, at 5:30 pm. The online celebration will be on our Facebook Page using Facebook Live. You can register online to become a sponsor or reserve a free ticket.
Every year during the celebration we honor and recognize the outstanding people and organizations that exemplify our four core values: Caring for Every Child and Family, Excellence, Partnership and Accountability.
The Helen Reddy Johnson Memorial Award for Caring for Every Child and Family is named
for a former board member who spent her life caring for children and bringing communities together, and who never lost her focus on ensuring that Families as Allies was accountable to the families it served and stood with them. Her life exemplified respect, compassion and dignity and serves as an inspiration for our work every day.
The Rusty Turner Memorial Award for Excellence recognizes an individual or organization that exemplifies excellence in what they do, and holds itself to the highest standards. In his life and in his work as an attorney, Rusty exemplified our vision that all children have the opportunity to reach their potential and be successful.
The Partnership Award recognizes an individual or organization that demonstrates a commitment to partnering with families and the people that are important to them, and to working in partnership with families and other organizations to make things better for our children.
The Accountability Award recognizes an individual or organization that exemplifies holding accountable each of the systems that serve our children. This year, we think it is only fitting that this award be named after our founder, Tessie Schweitzer. Tessie had a tremendous impact on mental health policy and legislation in the state and worked tirelessly to ensure that those policies and laws were followed, and this award continues that legacy and honors those who hold systems accountable.
Next week we will be announcing the recipients of these four awards.
We hope that we will see all of you online on Monday, Nov. 16th at 5:30 pm at the celebration. Remember to register for a free ticket.
