Home The Children History Program Staff Employment Volunteering
The staff at the Home are a dedicated group of care
givers, child advocates, and administrators who strive daily to provide the
best possible environment for the children in their care.
President Earl Kreisa and Associate Director Renee Kreisa came to the Home in
1995 with a vision and a calling. Together they form a dynamic team of leadership
and bring with them many years of professional human service experience in managing
the day to day operation and long term goals of the Home.
The President served eight years as the Executive Director of a Mental Health
Association prior to coming to the Home. He pastored four churches during the
twenty years prior to that. He has a Master's degree in Divinity.
The Associate Director has been involved with children's issues for most of
her career. She has been responsible for oversight of the evaluation process
for over 100 United Way agencies . She also serves as the home's In-House Counsel.
She has a Master's Degree in Education, a law degree, and is licensed to practice
law in four states, including North Carolina.
The Director of Social Work, Peggy Hart, has over thirty years of social work
experience and is ACSW credentialed. She holds two master's degrees: one in
social work and one in religious education. She has worked at the Home since
1995. The Social Work Department is responsible for insuring the quality of
care for children by coordinating services with area agencies and tailoring
the optimal combination of services to best meet each individual child's needs.
Tutoring and school work is addressed by the Education Coordinator, a member
of the social work staff.
Our Program Director, Neil Caddell is responsible for supervision and training
of house parents as well as program planning and implementaion including independent
living, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, camps and volunteers for the Home. Neil has
worked at the Home since 1995. He was a house parent for one year and a social
worker for a year and a half. He has been the Program Director since September
1998. Neil comes to the Home with a BS in criminal justice from East Carolina
University.
The Home currently employs married couples as house parents to provide a model
for the children. They provide daily direct care for the children, from teaching
them how to do their laundry to driving them to doctor appointments to giving
hugs. As the house parents move into the new houses, these responsibilities
expand to ones more closely resembling a typical family: overseeing chores,
cooking, and entertainment and providing continuous role-modeling for the children.
Whoever receives one child like this in my
name is receiving Me, and whoever receives Me is not receiving Me, but Him who
sent me
MARK 9:37 NAS