Southeastern Louisiana University

Seven receive child welfare grants for 2006-07

Contact: Christina Chapple

8/31/06

CHILD WELFARE STIPEND RECIPIENTS -- Seven Southeastern Louisiana University senior social work students have been awarded $5,000 stipends through a special program funded by a Louisiana Office of Community Services (OCS) Title IV-E grant. The program is designed to prepare professional practitioners in the field of child welfare. Each year, participants are selected based on scholarship, leadership and commitment to work with at-risk families and children. They have committed to take three child welfare courses, serve an internship in local child welfare offices and work in the field for a year following graduation. The grant also funds the students= participation in social work and child welfare conferences. Chosen to participate in 2006-07 were from left, front row, Simone Alexander, Ponchatoula; Arianne Moore, Baton Rouge; Dalene Smith, OCS training division; Lacy Simms, Denham Springs; back, Robert Couvillion, OCS regional administrator; Angela Kaichen, Baton Rouge; Bryan Warner, Bogalusa; Erica Metge, Paulina; Danielle Coyne, Covington; and Maurice Badon, Southeastern Child Welfare Program coordinator.