Who Works for Children? I work for Children! (part deux)

By Chanelle Carlin, M.A. Soc. Sci.

Vice President of Programs

The mission of Deaconess Children's Services is to transform the lives of children throughout the Pacific Northwest by breaking the cycle of child abuse and neglect. As an agency, we do this primarily by working primarily with parents for the sake of their children, while always keeping each individual child at the forefront of every thing we do.

As we mentioned last time, there is one program at Deaconess, where the staff and volunteers get to work directly with the children participating in our programs. Theirs, by far, is the most fun and energetic program we have here and yet many of you never see them (unless your under 3 feet tall, of course). This next person we'd like to introduce to you is one without whom the Child Development Program staff and participants would be very hungry. 
 
Let me introduce you to Jeanne...
 
As part of all of our evening parent education classes, Deaconess offers delicious, nutritionally balanced home cooked meals for parents, their children, Deaconess staff and volunteers.  Those meals would be not possible without the dedication, of Mrs. Jeanne Crisp. 

Like all Deaconess volunteers, Jeanne has varied interests and specializations.  She holds a Master's Degree in Library Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and works as the Director of Technical Services and Facilities Development at Sno-Isle Libraries.  Her hobbies include cooking, baseball, bridge, reading, gardening.

When we asked why Jeanne was willing to cook for Deaconess' participants, she said "my family doesn't want to eat as much as I want to cook, so it's a great outlet for my love of meal preparation." 

We are so glad she enjoys cooking too.  Jeanne prepares meals and cooks for our Incredible Years parenting classes.  Thank you, Jeanne!

(L-R) Anna King, Child Development Coordinator, Jeanne Crisp, Volunteer

and Stacey Pfeiffer, Volunteer Coordinator

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Chanelle Carlin has over 25 years experience working with children and families both in the United States and internationally.  Chanelle earned her Bachelor's degree in History from Portland State University in Oregon and her Master's Degree in Social Science from The Open University in Great Britain. Chanelle is also very active in her community. She serves as a Children's Commissioner on the Snohomish County Children's Commission, as a member of the Everett Rotary Club and Laureate Gamma Mu chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, as a Camp Fire volunteer and as a member of the county, state and National Associations for the Education of Young Children.

Deaconess Children’s Services is a champion of hope and opportunity for children and their families, especially those in greatest need, empowering them to BELIEVE in a life full of possibilities. For more than 100 years, Deaconess has been transforming the lives of children in the Pacific Northwest by breaking the cycle of child abuse and neglect and putting Children First! . To learn more, visit us at www.deaconesschildren.org, on facebook at www.facebook.com/deaconesschildren or call 425-259-0146.