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Tricia Reedy Jones joined CONCERN on October 4th as the Director of Development and Marketing. Tricia will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and will be the lead on all things related to raising funds/donations, marketing, and assisting with program development related to funding. Tricia comes to us with 15 + years of experience in the Non-Profit/Human Services field. She was a Program Director for Family Services of Montgomery County where she prepared and m

“Focus on Our Families” is a series of articles that will feature foster and/or adoptive parents and their experiences so those inside and outside of the organization will have a better understanding of the importance and the rewards of foster parenting and/or being an adoptive parent. Children who reside in foster care often come into care scared, lonely, and feeling isolated. With the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects still lingering, these children are still scared, lonely, and

Two of CONCERN’s Founders, Glenn J. Hillegass and Nancy W. Weikert, recently made the decision to retire from CONCERN’s Board of Directors. In 1977, Glenn and Nancy, as well as other dedicated child welfare professionals, believed that children placed into out-of-home placement should live in a traditional family setting in the community, rather than in a residential or institutional setting. With this belief, CONCERN was founded and became a pioneer in treatment foster care.