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FACT: In 2004, CCS made it possible for 63 refugee children from Sudan, Vietnam,
Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Central America, Mexico, Pakistan,
India and China to live in safety with foster families and to attend school
and classes in life skills.
Susie Hofstedt
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telephone and a computer. This small
business center is a welcome resource
for those who need to touch base with
a counselor or to look up resources.
10 a.m. – The Directors
Susie Hofstedt, family center
director and the clinical director for
the CCS Southwest region, is talking
with staff about the Hospitality
Kitchen and making key personnel
decisions. Hofstedt, who has been
with CCS for 26 years, says she
finds her greatest joy in working
with children and the foster care
programs. An important challenge for
the family center, she says, is meeting
the needs of the rapidly growing
Spanish-speaking community in
Pierce County.
Hofstedt describes the Tahoma
Family Center as “a place where staff
pay attention, listen, show clients
respect, and offer a broad spectrum
of services to enhance their lives.”
More than likely, a visitor to
the family center will find Denny
Hunthausen, the agency director for
CCS Southwest, busy in his office,
making phone calls, responding to
emails, or in a meeting. Hunthausen
has been with CCS for 21 years,
and has been instrumental in
jump-starting many of the family
center’s most successful programs,
particularly in the areas of food
and housing. Like many CCS staff,
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