Articles From April 2025

  • Building Resiliency in Children, One Interaction at a Time

    Permanency workers have a powerful opportunity to help build resilience in the children and youth they serve—one interaction at a time. During the SWAN/IL Spring Quarterly Meetings held throughout April, the SWAN network explored what resilience is, why it matters, and how caseworkers can help foster it in everyday moments.

    Posted on April 24th, 2025

  • Developing Families through the Family Profile Process

    If achieving permanency is a journey, then the SWAN Family Profile Unit of Service equips Pennsylvania families with everything they need—prepared, packed, and ready—to navigate that path successfully. The family profile is a crucial process that supports a family’s growth and development, ultimately equipping them to provide permanency to a child.

    Posted on April 17th, 2025