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New England Network for Child,Youth & Family Services is a private, not-for-profit organization that works to support and advance child and youth services throughout New England. Through our linked professional development and practical research divisions, NEN works collaboratively to strengthen social services, promote best practices and respond to emerging policy and practice issues. NEN acts quickly and leverages its relationships with peer organizations throughout the country to press key initiatives and translate new thinking into effective programming. We respond rapidly to emerging policy issues, stay with initiatives long enough to make a difference, and possess the expertise to craft models for change that can be replicated elsewhere.
Keywords: training, child and youth care, youth worker, research
Interview Q&A
How long have you been in business?
15 Years
What is your primary product or service?
Working in partnership with organizations and communities to advance promising practices with children, youth and families.
How did you first become interested in your line of business? (if owner) - What is your background? (If owner or store manager)
Melanie Goodman has been in the field of human services since 1979. She assumed co-directorship of New England Network in 1994, and became its sole executive director in 2003. Prior to joining New England Network, she served as executive director of a community-based youth service agency in western Massachusetts, where she created one of the first comprehensive transitional living programs in the country. She has a bachelor's degree in sociology from Hampshire College, Amherst, Mass., and a master's degree in organization and management from Antioch College, New England. She is certified in mediation, trustee leadership development, and as a facilitator/trainer with the Institute for Cultural Affairs. In addition to being an experienced organizational planner, program developer and grant writer, she conducts frequent presentations and trainings, and provides ongoing consultation to both public and private agencies. Areas of expertise include: strategic planning; group facilitation; board development, fund development; federal grant writing; transitional living programs and community collaboration.
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
We envision New England communities as places where children and youth flourish and the organizations and people who work with them are strong and valued allies.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
We are not a 'bricks & mortar' operation, but work collaboratively with peer organizations throughout the country to press key initiatives and translate new thinking into effective programming.
Provide detailed directions to your location
www.nenetwork.org
What type of payments do you accept?
For information regarding how to partner with NEN please visit our website at www.nenetwork.org
Which areas do you service?
We work extensively with agencies throughout New England and are also linked with partners across the nation.
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
NEN's operations are successfully led by our Executive Director, Melanie Goodman along with a list of supporting staff, board members and advisors.
What are your hours of operation?
Monday through Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
What is the best compliment anyone can give you?
Anything that lets us know that we are helping agencies to meet their goals to the fullest potential and making a difference in the lives of children, youth and families. Whether it's through strategic planning, fund development, grant writing or participation in best practice research and professional development projects.
What is your favorite quote or Bible verse?
“Let us not give up in doing what is fine, for in due season we shall reap if we do not tire out.”—Galatians 6:9.
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