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Recognizing and honoring Linked Family Services, a Philadelphia-based prevention-focused social services agency, for strengthening families, addressing health-related social needs, and advancing child welfare prevention through essential resources, care coordination, and caregiver support.
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WHEREAS, Linked Family Services is a West Philadelphia-based, prevention-focused, 501c3 nonprofit social services agency dedicated to strengthening families, addressing health-related social needs, and promoting child welfare prevention by providing direct services, essential resources, and family-centered programming that supports parents and caregivers in maintaining safe, healthy, and stable homes; and
WHEREAS, Founder and Chief Executive Officer Vonée Hill established Linked Family Services drawing upon more than 15 years of professional experience working as a social worker and human services leader within Philadelphia’s child welfare system, as well as her personal experience as a parent who understood the fear of seeking assistance and being judged or misunderstood when asking for help for her child; and
WHEREAS, Through its Tiny Essentials Relief Hub, Linked Family Services provides families with diapers, wipes, infant formula, hygiene products, period supplies, baby clothing, and other essential goods, recognizing that access to these necessities helps alleviate financial hardship, reduce caregiver stress, and support the health, dignity, and stability of families; and
WHEREAS, Linked Family Services integrates material assistance with care coordination, resource navigation, parenting education, caregiver wellness activities, and prevention-focused programming to help families address immediate challenges, strengthen parenting capacities, and build protective factors that support long-term family stability; and
WHEREAS, Recognizing period poverty as a barrier to health, dignity, education, and economic stability, Linked Family Services provides menstru...
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