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Twin Cedars Youth & Family Services, Inc. | August /September 2011 |
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Fatum Brothers' Jazz Orchestra
Kick Starts Fundraising For The New
Dorothy Wells Knight Community Counseling Center |
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Mike Angstadt,
Executive Director
Columbus
Anne Elizabeth Shepherd Home
Reality House
Children's Tree House
TRUST Prevention
Chattahoochee CASA
Weracoba Second Chance Home
Community Counseling
Child Access & Visitation Services
LaGrange
Bradfield Center
Connections
Coleman Community Center
LaGrange, GA
Community Counseling
Adult Parenting
Children's Advocacy Center of Troup County
Supervised Visitation
Comprehensive Awareness Program
Troup County Prevention Coalition
Parents As Teachers
Circle of Care
Magnolias Campus LaGrange
GA Farm Bureau 2nd Chance
Moore Specialized Foster Care Annette Boyd Group Home
Alabama
Lee County CASA
Macon
Georgia Industrial Children's Home, A Campus of Twin Cedars Youth & Family Services, Inc.
Mountville
Camp Viola
Meriwether County
Youth Leadership & Services Program
Other Programs
Challenge Ropes Course
Corporate Community Programs
Twin Cedars Youth & Family Services Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider.
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Our TCYFS Board
Kenneth Gordon
President
Frank "Chunk" Newman
Vice President
Arthur Bickerstaff
Secretary
Cathy Smith
Treasurer
Patrick Crews
Past President
Markette Baker
Greg Brown
Rep. Debbie Buckner
Bobby Doerr
Jerry Fulks
Linda McMullen
Barbara Miller
George Moore
Cheryl Myers
Alice Owens
Stacey Poydasheff
W.B. "Bill" Shedd
Cindy Sparks
Bill Stump
Greg Tapley
Al Zachry |
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Arthur B. "Skin" Edge, III
Vice President
Gene Kemp
Secretary/Treasurer Jerry Fulks
Liaison to the
TCYFS Board of Directors
Nancy Durand
Clifton Fay
Susan Prather
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Chattahooche CASA publishes annual report.
Click here to see their year in review |
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Welcome New Staff
Maggie Blaedow Program Coordinator Lee County CASA  Meredith Key
CSI
Lagrange
Mental Health
 | Teresa Ross
Nurse Twin Cedars |
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Twin Cedars
Annual Report
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Fatum Brothers' Jazz Orchestra
On Thursday, August 4th, Twin Cedars held a fundraiser featuring an evening of big band jazz with The Fatum Brothers' Jazz Orchestra. As a part of the group's third summer jazz tour, they performed in Columbus for one night only to help Twin Cedars Youth & Family Services kick start its fundraising campaign for the new Dorothy Wells Knight Community Counseling Center.
Michael and John Fatum, leaders of the orchestra have strong family ties to Columbus and are the great nephews of the late Dorothy Wells Knight.
We would like to thank the FBJO and our supporting sponsors for making this event possible.
GOLD Sponsors
 
Silver Sponsors
 
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New Trails Lead to Therapeutic Alternatives
Officer Candidate School Trainees
Find Meaning in Volunteerism
Last year, Twin Cedars received a donation of 90 bicycles from PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Throughout the year, the bikes have been used many times by residents living at a Twin Cedars campus. Residents have found that bicycling helps build strength and muscle tone, burns calories, and improves coordination. One of the most important benefits for our residents has been the reduction of stress.
As a result of this donation, Twin Cedars' Executive Director, Mike Angstadt, rallied assistance from Captain Will Summers and his Officer Candidates in Training. Approximately 50 members of our country's finest volunteered to help enhance a network of trails at Camp Viola for bicycling and horseback riding. Their work will allow Twin Cedars residents new opportunities for cycling, as well as a new method to assist them with their recovery from abuse.
 
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Anne Elizabeth Auxiliary
Hosts Membership Brunch
Membership Drive lasts until September 30  | Cheryl Myers & her mother Rita Irons.
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The Anne Elizabeth Shepherd Home Auxiliary is instrumental in the organization of volunteers to assist the efforts of Twin Cedars Youth Services' Anne Elizabeth Shepherd Home. They organize special events for the girls, coordinate fundraisers and serve as mentors, pen pals and birthday pals. The membership drive will last until September 30. Membership Dues are $25. For more information call (706) 577- 1467.
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Butler Cottage |
Brenda Williams with her co-worker and fellow Auxiliary Member Sharon Jones. |
Lee County CASA
Everyday People Making Extraordinary Changes
First Class of Volunteers is Sworn In
Front row: Maggie Blaedow Program Coordinator, Beth Vaughan, Michelle Summers, Connie Cook and Abbie Young former Program Coordinator.
Back row: Judge Fellows, Lisa Jacobs, Kathy Hogencamp and Barbara Jordan. Not Pictured is Vertrina Grubbs.
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Twin Cedars Staff
Participates at DJJ Conference
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Admissions Director Ada Cornwell
with Anne Elizabeth Shepherd Home staff member
Jeanie Evans |
New Outcomes Are Presented
 During the past year, almost 100 youth committed to DJJ custody were served through our programs.
· Approximately 80% of these youth were placed at The Bradfield Center in LaGrange, or the Anne Elizabeth Shepherd Home in Columbus.
· 51 DJJ youth were discharged during this time frame.
· 72% of youth leaving care went to a less restrictive placement, including home of a relative, foster home, adoptive home, ILP, or AWO group home.
· The average length of stay (July 1, 2010-June 30, 2011) for DJJ youth leaving the Bradfield Center's MWO program was 359 days, and for Anne Elizabeth Shepherd Home's MWO program for sexually aggressive females 356 days, and for the trauma program 225 days.
· Specialized residential programs receive an annual independent program outcome evaluation conducted by EMSTAR Research, Inc. Click Here to View the Full Report |
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Twin Cedars Team Members receive
2011 Community Service Awards
from
The Courier/ Eco Latino Newspaper
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From L to R: Sharonda Porter, Yvette Richardson, Mike Angstadt, Henri Davidson |
 | | Henri Davidson pictured with her daughter Lauren. Mrs. Henri was presented with the Community Service award. Henri is a veteran Twin Cedars staff member and is the House Manger for Weracoba Second Chance Home. |
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Scenes From Summer
Camp Viola 2011
 
 
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Scenes From Summer
Bradfield Center
 
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Scenes From Summer
Anne Elizabeth Shepherd Home
Several Anne Elizabeth Shepherd Home residents participated in Equine Assisted Therapy at Little Creek Farm.This experience offers residents a therapeutic alternative to the traditional clinical setting. Participants are working with horses to learn new skills to initiate change in their lives.
This activity was made possible through donations from Muscogee County Rotary.
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Ministry Group Makes EXTREME difference to those
living at the Georgia Industrial Children's Home
As you might recall, Jeff and Jason along with a team of volunteers from Extreme Ministries, visited the GICH last summer to assist with needed renovations at the North Mumford Road campus. Improvements included the renovation of bathrooms, the completion of a building, a new deck for Lions Cottage as well as the construction of 5 new picnic tables.
This summer, the group returned to build on those efforts. While no construction was involved, it did take a team of staff members and volunteers several hours to unload an 18 wheeler full of bottled water and clothing. We are so grateful for volunteers from Extreme Ministries who, year after year, support our work that began over 150 years ago!
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Jeff Huey and Jason Jones from Extreme Ministries pictured with GICH Program Director Linda Finley |
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