Joyful Connections nominated for award

        Joyful Connections, Ottawa County’s source for supervised visitation and exchanges, is one of just five providers worldwide nominated for The Hedi Levenback Supervised Visitation Provider of the Year Award. 
        The members of the Supervised Visitation Network (SVN) nominate and select a winner from within the network. 
Recipients are recognized for their demonstration of exceptional skills in the delivery and implementation of a supervised visitation program, commitment to the SVN standards, engagement in SVN activities, and achieved program excellence and innovation within their own program and community.
        The award is named in honor of one of SVN’s early board members, Hedi Levenback, who was a founding member of SVN and a pioneer in the field of supervised visitation. She co-authored the SVN bylaws and was the first chair of the Standards and Guidelines Committee. These standards and guidelines professionalized supervised visitation and continue to guide providers in their important work.
        The winning individual and/or program will be honored at the 2022 SVN Annual Conference which will be held in Orlando, Florida.
        Joyful Connections is a local agency that provides supervised visitations and exchanges, providing a child-focused, healthy, safe and home-like environment where children can interact with family members in a non-judgmental setting.
        For more information about services provided or to make a donation, call 567-262-3181 or email joyfuldirector@gmail.com.