Kisha Bridges-Ward

Experience

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  Avocates for Justice & Education

  Apr 1997 - Sept 2013

  Family Navigator

  Provided emotional support before, during/after a family has been referred to AJE, Worked collaboratively with the family support staff to assist parents other caregivers of children with special needs and their families by helping families set goals, prioritizing their needs, tackle problems and connect them to obtain appropriate services, attached them to organizations/agencies that could help them for longer periods of time. I work with the parent to identify strengths/natural supports, made plans, assisted parents/children to reach set goals, found support groups, got evaluation/testing related to a disability diagnosis, learned about the disability/medical condition, talked to schools/doctors about the concerns of the parent, learned government programs/assistance Show less

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  These Are They Ministry

  Nov 2013 - now

  President/Founder

  Serving Families & Victims of Domestic Violence, we work with petitioners to get civil protection order (CPO) to stop abuse or harassment, support for the victim to prepare a safety plan and refer them to agencies who work with survivors of domestic violence so they able to talk to someone they trust. We attach them to advocates from the Office of the Attorney General ,United States Attorney's Office, Legal Aid Society or other legal services organization for legal representation to assist victims and their families at their request. We also work side by side with the victim and their family as they recover, heal and are able to move forward. We also work with the respondent to stop them from abusing the victim, enforce the CPO's stay away from specified places, not contact the victim, follow visitation arrangements of children, leave the home, take domestic violence, anger management, and other counseling as order by the judge. Show less