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“ We knew our Deafblind son was ready to leave the out-of-state treatment facility where he had lived for more than two years, but we could not care for all his needs at home. Anu Family Services gave us more than hope. They worked with our family and the county to deliver a plan that gave our son exactly what he needed; his family, his home, and people to help him negotiate the world. “ ~ Mother       Facts We deliver Success: 95% of children remained with the same treatment foster family throughout their placement with Anu Family Services. 90% of children in Anu’s Family-based Services avoided out-of-home placements. Over 60% of Anu children are adopted or reunified with their families. Our Customer Service Commitment: 97% of county customers interviewed rated our service quality better than or equal to competitors. 93% of county customers interviewed rated our responsiveness better than or equal to competitors. 83% of county customers interviewed rated our value better than or equal to competitors. back   History Anu Family Services, formerly known as PATH Wisconsin, was licensed as a Child Placing Agency in the State of Wisconsin in 1992.  We've have an 20 year proud history of providing innovative solutions to help create permanence, safety and well-being for children and their families.  We have been nationally accredited by the “gold standard” in child welfare accreditation—The Council on Accreditation (COA)—since our inception in 1992. Anu Family Services was originally founded as a division of our former parent company PATH, Inc.   As an early founder and innovator of the national/international treatment foster care model Anu has roots as a foster parent founded and led organization. Our former parent company was founded in 1972 by a small group of foster parents who believed that professional, highly trained and involved foster parents could provide effective treatment to children with challenging behaviors in family-based settings.  To this day, Anu Family Services is committed to these values and the belief that children develop best in family-based settings. Our first locations developed in Western Wisconsin,and have expanded to a state-wide presence that ranges accross the entire state from Milwaukee to Hudson and Superior to La Crosse.  Our current headquarters include: The Western Region Headquarters in Eau Claire, The Eastern Region Headquarters in Madison and The Administrative Headquarters in Hudson, Wisconsin.  Our service specialization started with treatment foster care and has expanded to service offerings in mental health, in-home family services, parent support services, parent visitation services, DeafBlind services, medically fragile foster care, respite, family-to-family mentoring, family search and engagement and more. In January 2011, Anu established it's first Minnesota based program offerings including Treatment Foster Care and Family to Family Mentoring as a Rule 4 Child Placing Agency. MAIN OFFICE LOCATIONS Hudson (Referrals 1.877.287.2441) 901 Fourth St., Suite 180 Hudson WI 54016 phone 715.386.1547 fax 855.329.2681 Eau Claire (Referrals 1.877.287.2441) 4319 Jeffers Rd, Ste 100 Eau Claire, WI 54703 phone 715. 839.0068 fax 855.329.2681 Madison (Referrals 1.877.287.2441) South Towne Office Park 6000 Gisholt Drive, Suite 109 Madison WI 53713 phone 608. 663.1262 fax 855.329.2681 Minnesota (Referrals 1.877.287.2441) 2233 University Ave W #325 St. Paul, MN 55114 phone 651.964.4750 fax 855.329.2681     back Mission We create permanent connections to loving and stable families. back Vision We will be the best in the world at creating permanent connections to loving and stable families, and share our expertise to improve as many lives as possible. back Values We carry out our mission by: - Developing flexible and innovative solutions. - Building on strengths and welcoming differences. - Ensuring best practices and industry leadership. - Working with individual drive and collective passion. - Guiding our decisions by ethics and integrity. back

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Amelia Franck Meyer, CEO MS, MSW, LISW, APSW has 25 years of experience in organizational leadership and has been the CEO of Anu Family Services since 2001.  Amelia is an Advanced Practice Social Worker in Wisconsin and a Licensed Independent Social Worker in Minnesota.  She has a Master’s Degree in Social Work from University of Minnesota, a Master’s Degree in Sociology from Illinois State University, has a Graduate Certificate from the University of Minnesota in Disability Policies and Services, and is currently completing a Post-Graduate Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate from the University of Minnesota, Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare.

Amelia has spent her career dedicated to serving children and families in the areas of out-of-home care, family-based services and disability services.  Prior to coming to Anu Family Services, Amelia worked for four years in Minnesota in a community-based and residential training center with children, adolescents and adults who were DeafBlind.  She has conversational American Sign Language skills.  She also worked for eight years in Illinois in the areas of out-of-home care and domestic violence.

Amelia received the 2010 Alumna of the Year Award from the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota, 2010 Alumna of the Year Award from the Department of Sociology at Illinois State University, and was also named the 2010 Emerging Leader by the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota for achieving “early distinction” in her career. 

Amelia serves the national Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) as a Subject Matter Expert on the Practice Analysis Task Force and the  Passing Score Study in the area of macro practice at the Advanced Generalist level of the national social worker licensing exam.  Amelia has presents nationally and internationally on topics including understanding grief, loss and trauma for children living in out-of-home care, child wellbeing, child permanence and placement stability, change management, social work leadership, management, supervision, and many other topics. 

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Rob Edwards, MSW, LGSW, APSW, Executive Vice President joined Anu Family Services in 2001.  Rob has served Anu in roles as Quality and Medicaid Coordinator, Director Quality and Development and Chief Innovation Officer. Early in his career Rob worked with clients as a Mental Health Practitioner and Coordinator of the Children's Theraputic Services and Supports (CTSS) Program in the organization's Minnesota Division. Rob was a Title IV-E Child Welfare Scholar and completed a MN DHS Fellowship at the University of Minnesota's School of Social Work earning a Master’s Degree in Social Work with a concentration in Human Services Management.  In his child welfare field placement Rob worked with Ramsey County and their Permanent Families Recruitment Project as part of a 5 year Adoption Opportunities Grant award from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Rob recieved an Early Career Excellence Award from NASW-MN in 2011 and and Award of Excellence from Anu in 2009. Rob has over 13 years of experience in the child welfare field and is a Licensed Graduate Social Worker in the State of Minnesota and an Advanced Practice Social Worker in the State of Wisconsin.

Becky Connell, MSW, APSW, Wisconsin Executive Director joined Anu Family Services in June of 1999 in the Western Region operations.  Prior to working with Anu Becky was employed in the county social service arena since 1986 as a child protective services social worker and foster care coordinator.  She has her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Minnesota with a concentration in Human Services Management and was named a Child Welfare Scholar at the University of Minnesota.  Becky has over 20 years of experience in the child welfare field and is a Certified Advanced Practice Social Worker in the State of Wisconsin. Ms. Connell serves on the National Foster Family-Based Treatment Association's Board of Directors.

Mechele Pitt, BS, MSSW, LCSW, LICSW Director Minnesota Programs, has been working in the child welfare field since 1992. Mechele joined Anu Family Services in 2006. Mechele has her Masters in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Bachelor’s degree in the area of Human Development and Family Living from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Mechele is currently an adjunct lecturer for the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of School of Social Work.  Mechele has also been an adjunct faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Stout since 1999 and has taught graduate and undergraduate level courses in the area of child development, individual and family counseling, cultural diversity, work and family issues and child and adolescent counseling. Mechele was a supervisor at Eau Claire County from 1999-2006. Mechele also has several years of experience working with youth in residential treatment and clinical experience doing in-home family therapy, as well as individual and group counseling with adolescents. Mechele provides training and consultation in the areas of strength based supervision practices, permanence focused supervision, establishing emotional readiness for permanence and grief, loss and trauma.

Tina Feigal, M.S., Ed. is a former school psychologist, mother of three wonderful sons, and grandmother of a brand new grandson.  Tina’s passion is bringing peace to homes and schools, by helping adults to heal challenging child behavior with the specific, highly effective Present Moment Parenting and Teaching.  Since 2000, she has operated her business, the Center for the Challenging Child, LLC, now a branch of Anu Family Services. As a coach and trainer, Tina supports adults in applying the techniques in her books “The Pocket Coach for Parents” and “The Pocket Teacher Coach”.  Tina trains coaches as part of her vision that every adult who wants a parent coach can pick up the phone and find one!  Tina has been featured as the Minneapolis Star Tribune and KARE 11 Extra’s “Supernanny.” Learn more about parent coaching and coach training at www.parentingmojo.com. 

Crystal S. Peterson, MSSW, APSW, has been working in the field of child welfare since 1997. She currently holds the position of Director of Partnerships for Wellbeing, providing outreach and recruitment to build professional and individual partnerships throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota. Prior to this role, she served as the Anu Southern Regional Director, managing treatment foster families in a 16 county area and supervising 7 employees. Crystal had 11 years of experience with her prior agency and practiced in positions including Case Manager, Referral Specialist, Licensing Coordinator and Program Manager. Prior to that position she had experience working in the field of medical social work in home health care, hospice and hospital patient and family services. Crystal obtained her Masters degree from the University of Wisconsin Madison in Social work and is an Advance Practice social worker.

Dave Newman, CSW, Northern Region Director, has been working with children and families since 1982.  Dave worked with children in group homes, residential treatment centers, and in treatment foster care.  In August 2010, Dave joined Anu Family Services as the Northern Regional Director.  The Northern Region Serves a large portion of the state, employing 3 Permanence Specialists, and approximately 35 treatment foster families. 

Anu Family Services is an equal opportunity employer and provider and will not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

EMPLOYMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Seeking  part-time and substitute INTERVENORS/SSPs who are proficient in American Sign Language and willing to work evenings, or overnights; weekdays or weekends.  Will assist in independent daily living skills at home and in the community and implement behavior management program.  Excellent salary and benefits.  Part-time positions also available.  Location:  20 minutes from St. Paul, MN.  EOE.  Contact Mechele Pitt for application at  mpitt@anufs.org or 715-839-0068 (v) or 1-877-780-7284 (v).  Applications accepted until all positions are filled.  See INTERVENOR job description and application form

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