Children's Home Network
Jose Magenst has extensive experience in the field of youth counseling and social work, currently serving as a Youth Care Giver at Children's Home Network since January 2018, where responsibilities include family and youth counseling as well as group therapy as a Lowry Cottage Team Lead. Prior to this, Jose worked as a Child Care Specialist I at Hillsborough County Children's Services from May 1999 to December 2016, providing youth counseling services. A background in the U.S. Armed Forces includes service as a 2Lt in the USAR from January 1977 to May 2000. Additionally, Jose was a School Social Worker for the Puerto Rico Department of Education from August 1989 to December 1998, working with middle and elementary school students. Educational achievements include a Master of Social Work (MSW) in Public Administration from Inter American University of Puerto Rico.
Children's Home Network
Children's Home Network is a child- and family-centered organization that is positioned to care for struggling families and children seeking the comfort of a loving family. Adolescents in Motherhood Maternity Program (AIM): provides services for teen mothers and expecting teens who are in foster care. Kids Village: Our CHN main campus is the site of our residential healing program, Kids Village. Here, children ages 6-17 reside in our care as we provide them with support for healing from abuse and neglect. Supporting & Empowering Educational & Developmental Services (SEEDS): is an intervention program that works collaboratively with schools, family members, and the community to ensure children are ready for Kindergarten, promoted at the end of the school year, and reading on level by third grade in Hillsborough County. Fostering Families: is committed to recruiting, preparing, and supporting foster families and to nurturing children and mentoring families as a whole, striving to keep siblings together, while providing safety and permanency through reunification and family restoration. Kinship: provides support to relative caregivers by helping families connect to necessary services, expanding family support systems, and reducing stress to promote family stability in Broward, Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, and Seminole Counties. Pinellas Support Team (PST): is a behavioral health and tutoring program that provides services to families residing in Pinellas County with children in pre-kindergarten through high school, who are experiencing difficulties. Healthy Families Hillsborough: This nationally accredited home visiting program for expectant parents and parents of newborns experiencing stressful life situations improves childhood outcomes and increases family self-sufficiency by empowering parents through education and community support.