The 12 Hobbs Principles: Lauren McKeehan Delivers Joy in the Form of a Soccer Ball
Paducah Foster Care Program Director, Lauren McKeehan, lives the 12 Hobbs Principles that guide Necco every day.
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Living Necco's Corporate Culture: Ebony Webb Speaks Up to Open Bank Accounts for Young Adults
Ebony Webb lives Necco's corporate culture principles every single day. She had an idea to open bank accounts for young adults in Independent...
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Meet Kim DeMattie: Necco's First Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
In 2020 Kim DeMattie is celebrating her twentieth year with Necco. Over those 20 years, her steady rise combined with her relaxed demeanor led CEO...
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Meet Greg Thompson: Vice President of Independent Living
Rickey Henderson holds the record for most leadoff home runs of anyone in baseball history, and while Rickey was known for starting things off...
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Meet Kim Hedglin: Kentucky Regional Director of Independent Living
Kim’s story is a unique one. Her childhood trauma wasn’t forced upon her, she volunteered for it. When Kim was 11 years old, she watched as her...
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Meet Jenell Tune: Georgia Regional Director of Independent Living
Jenell Tune and her father take their surname to heart. One of their favorite hobbies is singing karaoke together, and Jenell’s favorite...
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Meet Ernest Lockett: Ohio Regional Director of Independent Living
Ernest Lockett, by his account, arrived in Cincinnati roughly 30 years ago on a greyhound bus from Cleveland with three things. He had two red...
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Necco Offers Telehealth as a Remote Counseling Option
Necco's early 2020 launch of telehealth services have, fortunately, been just in time for the coronavirus outbreak and numerous government...
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7 Things to Know As You Wait For Your First Foster Care Placement
You’ve signed your papers, passed your background check, and completed your home assessment. Now you wait for the call. You might be wondering what...
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Need Foster Parenting Advice? Read This.
"Dear Foster Parents,Welcome to the beginning of the most amazing, heartbreaking, rewarding, emotional roller coaster we call Foster Care. Remember...
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A Love Letter for New Foster Moms
"Dear new foster mama,I want you to know that foster care is not easy, it’s hard. It may be the hardest thing you will ever do, but it’s so worth...
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Ask the Experts: How do I help a child who is painfully shy?
Ed and Dorothy, What do you do with a child who is painfully shy? My 7-year-old daughter won’t speak to other adults and hardly engages with other...
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