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Review for Alliance For Children Inc, Fort Worth, TX, USA
As a former intern at Alliance For Children, I got to observe the innerworkings of the organization firsthand for four and a half months, and I can not say enough about the compassion and empathy of the professionals who work there.
The agency houses members of the local Police Department, Child Protective Services, a representative from the District Attorney's office, and Family Advocates (generally a Licensed Social Worker). In my time as an intern, I worked closely with all organizations housed within Alliance For Children, and each person that I interacted with was not only highly professional and dedicated to helping children and their families overcome a difficult situation, but they were also passionate about doing so.
In Alliance For Children, the community has a building teeming to the brim with people who would drop everything at an instant to help just one child in any way they knew how. The lengths that the employees will go to to meet a child or family's needs far exceeds their obligations and responsibilities to that family and child.
"Above and beyond" is an understatement - I saw so many selfless acts while interning there from employees and volunteers alike. Family Advocates would travel all across the county to meet with others who had the child's best interests in mind. Police Officers diligently worked after hours to catch a perpetrator with no intention of stopping until he or she was brought to justice. CPS workers worked day in and day out to investigate conditions and claims, whatever the cost. Forensic interviewers spoke with children patiently about their stories and listened objectively to what they had to say. Employees from the District Attorney's office helped to constantly update others on the case and the legal proceedings.
Although a child having to enter the doors of Alliance For Children is a heartbreaking event in itself, rest assured that, from then on, the child will be well taken care of by the staff and employees housed within the organization.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
conducting a research project on the effectiveness of therapeutic groups that Alliance For Children offers. Each case that I studied showed that the child in counseling had a decrease in anxiety, anger, and depression after completing the counseling provided by Alliance For Children.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
increase the funding and the public awareness. There is such a need for quality organizations that strive to help children and families who are experiencing the trauma of abuse.
