Children's Home Network
Minnie Lester-Williams is an experienced social worker and family navigator currently working at the Children's Home Network since 2022. Minnie has a robust background in case management, having served as a targeted case manager/social worker at Exquisite Care Homemaking & Companionship from August 2019 to July 2024, and as a child welfare case manager, focusing on assessing the needs and safety of children and families. Additionally, Minnie has been a certified notary since May 2016 and owned Exquisite Care Homemaker and Companion Services from March 2012 to July 2024. Previous experience includes working as an OPS senior clerk at the Pinellas County Health Department from September 2021 to February 2023. Minnie holds a master's degree in Human Services from Nova Southeastern University (2014-2017) and a bachelor's degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Eckerd College (2011-2013).
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.