Happy New Year from everyone at Lund! As we look to 2017, we know that there will be challenges, struggles and many changes both locally and nationally. But we also know that there will be babies born, diplomas earned, months and years of sobriety celebrated and families formed through the joy of adoption. Here are… Read More »
Lund News
Meet Lauren Ozzella – Elizabeth Lund Employee of the Year 2016!
Congratulations to Lauren Ozzella, this year’s Elizabeth Lund Employee of the Year. Lauren works as a shift supervisor in Lund’s residential treatment facility for substance abuse and mental health disorders. She has worked at Lund for four and a half years and loves every aspect of her job. Learn more about Lauren who was nominated… Read More »
Meet Jeff Small – The Original Pioneer
Last week you met Meagan DeWitt, the 2016 Jeff Small Pioneer Award winner and learned about her work as a Family Engagement Specialist at Lund. This week we would like you to meet the original pioneer Jeff Small himself. Jeff Small was on the Lund Board of Trustees for 16 years, including 6 years as president. … Read More »
Meet Meagan DeWitt – Jeff Small Pioneer Award winner 2016
Congratulations to this year’s Jeff Small Pioneer Award winner – Meagan DeWitt, Family Engagement Specialist! She was commended for her positivity, patience and resourcefulness by those who nominated her. Everyone agreed that her flexibility and dedication to the families she works with has really changed the lives of so many people during her two years… Read More »
Thankful for Laurette Atkins – Super Volunteer
You would never know to look at her, yet it’s true, Laurette Atkins, just celebrated her 82nd birthday on November 2, 2016! She is still active, youthful and visits Glen Road every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon to provide respite for an appreciative parent and their lucky infant. Laurette thrives on keeping busy, and started her… Read More »
Meet Ashley Sargent – Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Recruiter
Lund is proud to work with Wendy’s Wonderful Kids – a signature program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption – helping to find homes for every child in Vermont. Recently one of Lund’s Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Recuiters, Ashley Sargent, was interviewed for their website and we are excited to share that interview with you… Read More »
“Holding on to every inch of hope” – Firsthand Experience at Lund
The following speech was given at the Honoring Ceremony this year by one of our high school graduates who attended school at New Horizons Education Program while living at Independence Place with her daughter. Her words are an amazing testament to Lund’s programs and staff members but more importantly, give first hand insight into the… Read More »
Flex Your Face – (It just means ‘smile’)
With his big smile, genial presentation and propensity to laugh at himself, Ryan Esbjerg is a compelling and entertaining speaker. During his two hour presentation last week at Lund’s residential treatment program for pregnant and parenting women and girls he told stories about cows, dirty camels, and a senior citizen who did not want… Read More »
Celebrating strength, hope and achievement – 2016 Honoring Ceremony
“If you ever think to yourself that you can’t do it, remember that you can, because you have,” encouraged Katie Mobley, Executive Director of the Winooski, St. Albans and Middlebury Academic Centers of the Community College of Vermont to the students being honored at the 2016 New Horizons Education Program Honoring Ceremony. Katie was the… Read More »
Congratulations Toni Yandow – 2016 Angel in Adoption!
“I love that the work that we do means something and has a true impact on the most vulnerable people in the state. To really provide safety for them, that permanency, that sense of belonging.” With her headset phone microphone and offices both at Lund’s Hoehl Family Building in South Burlington and at the… Read More »
