Oct 10, 2013 | Blog, Inspiration
Before coming to Aurora I had been a stay at home mom for 15 years. I had cleaned houses most of that time to supplement my husband’s income. My kids were big enough that I thought it was time to get a regular part time job. I had done several different jobs prior to...
Sep 23, 2013 | Being a Social Worker, Inspiration, News, Social Work Education
It is with no exaggeration that I explain my emotions and difficulties in writing this letter to you. There are knots in my stomach making me feel ill, lumps ink my throat making it hard to swallow and talk, there is heaviness in my heart that doesn’t want to...
Jun 14, 2013 | Blog, Having a Home, Inspiration
How does it feel when you land a great job? What is it like to work with people whose charge in life is to help those who are in need? As I ponder the answer to these two questions, I can’t help but to think back to where I was less than two years ago. But before I...
May 9, 2013 | Blog, Homeless Outreach, Inspiration, Social Work Education
A client asked me this question as we spent 6 hours together moving his things out of storage. He had commented a couple times about how I was making time and a half helping him move. Then he asked, “Are you getting paid time and a half, or are you salary?” I...
Apr 24, 2013 | Blog, Inspiration, Social Work Education, Volunteers
(Ashley Hilton was a Social Work intern from University of Southern Indiana. She will be graduating in a few weeks, and she will receive the President’s Medal, the highest honor presented to a graduate in the Class of 2013 — and the first USI Social Work student...
Mar 6, 2013 | Blog, Inspiration
Being humbled — an expression whose meaning has been defined for me in a whole new light in 2013. I took the position as Assessment Specialist at Aurora, Inc. five months ago today. As with every new employee, I had expectations of the upcoming rewarding...
Feb 7, 2013 | Blog, Homeless Outreach, Inspiration
I have never blogged before and I’m not sure what makes a good read, but I was told to look inward and speak from the heart. I don’t always know how to put what my heart says into print, so I began looking through some quotes to help get my mind and soul working...
