Page 9 - Palm City Spotlight - February '22

Palm City Spotlight, Page 9

Honoring

Communities Connected For committed to getting the work done and helping those who
need help, both in the office and in the field.”
Kids (CCKids) Congratulates Tobon has worked for CCKids for three years and says

Shearon Demps And Amanda she enjoys helping families with few resources find what
they need to succeed.
Tobon For Winning This “I want to personally make an impact for those families
who are struggling with basic needs so they know that they
Quarter’s Going The Extra have what it takes to be successful, and that one mistake
doesn’t define your future,” she said. “It’s not how many
Mile – Or GEM – Award times you fall down that matters, but, despite the odds, how
many times you get back up and fight.”
Demps and Tobon won the award, an honor given to For Demps, the recognition was literally for going the
staff and caregivers for excellence in service to children extra mile (or two).
and families in Okeechobee and the Treasure Coast, for the Amanda Tobon Shearon Demps Demps, a permanency specialist in the caregiver support
period spanning October through December. program, received the award in the Ruby Division, which
Tobon, a case manager in St. Lucie County, received “Amanda is one of the best worker’s we have had at recognizes the work of administrative and program staff. She
the award in the Emerald Division, which covers case- CCKids,” said Family Support Worker Kerry Dulcio, who was nominated by her program director, Jill Poole.
management staff. nominated Tobon for the award. “She is tremendously “Although Shearon spends many hours of her day
supporting and providing resources to our adoptive parents,
she recently offered assistance to a caregiver that I think goes
above and beyond.”
An adoptive parent of nine children recently passed away
unexpectedly, leaving the caregiver’s adult daughter to care
for her younger siblings.
Demps helped the caregiver secure local resources to
help the children transition comfortably to her home and
helped her through the legal process of obtaining permanent
guardianship of her siblings.
“Shearon recognized the family was overwhelmed by
their recent loss and required more than just website links
and telephone numbers,” Poole said. “And in anticipation of
future needs, she provided resources for legal representation
and completed a second request for financial assistance to
file the guardianship paperwork.
“Then, she literally went the extra mile to personally pick
up the check and hand deliver it to the family.”
CCKids’ Board of Directors will recognize Demps and
Tobon on a Zoom call during its January board meeting.
Each employee will receive a $100 bonus and a plaque.
We are happy to take nominations from the community.
If you know a CCKids employee who has gone above and
beyond, let us know.

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