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Friends of Family Service “...developing ways and means of interpreting the work of the Agency to the community and the community to the Agency.” Friends of Family Service is the community education committee of FSAWV composed of representatives of the Agency Board and volunteer leaders from the local community. It is a supporting organization of Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley that develops and carries out an annual plan of volunteer activities to support the Agency service programs, keeping the community knowledgeable about FSAWV. Friends of Family Service is also responsible for fund development to help support Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley, a non-profit, non-sectarian organization working with children, individuals, families and communities to achieve their potential.
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2008 Conference Reaches Out to Heal & Help! Two Hundred and twenty two people participated in the 2nd Annual Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Conference held on May 30th at Genetti’s Best Western Hotel and Conference Center. Sponsored by Senator Ray Musto, The NEPA Intergenerational Coalition, Walmart, The Luzerne Foundation, Citizen’s Voice, WNEP TV, PA Family Support Alliance and Children Service Center, the conference was attended by grandparents and relative care givers, grandchildren and nieces and nephews, human service providers, and legislators including Senators Musto, Mello and Baker, Rep. Mike Carroll, Luzerne County Commissioner Mary Ann Petrilla, and Lt. Governor Catherine Baker Knoll. As a result of the conference, legislation will be presented to the Pennsylvania Legislature to aid grandparents and relative care givers financially as they work to keep their families together. If you are interested in learning more about local support groups or issues pertaining to this subject you can access www.raisingourgrandchildren.org for more information. Please visit http://www.windsorparktheater.com/news_roomofheroes2.html for a wonderful article on the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Conference.
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