JANS – The Rosemont Human Services and Jefferson County Hospital Partial Hospitalization Program will sponsor an appreciation banquet for student interns. These students have volunteered over 3500 hours toward their requirements from Alcorn State University, Aurora University, Jackson State University, Tougaloo College, and Walden University School of Social Work.
“Our interns have been very instrumental in providing direct services to the Rosemont Food Pantry and they have assisted in organizing and facilitating Psychotherapy Groups through Jefferson County Hospital Partial Hospitalization Program,” commented organizer Lucas Watson. a longtime social worker.
The banquet will be on Friday, April 19, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at Jackson State University E-Center. The address is 1230 Raymond Rd., Jackson, MS 39204.
The event doubles as an awards program. This year’s honorees will again be individuals dedicated to improving the quality of life of the underserved:
Amanda Cavett, Community Advocate
Barbara Weathersby, LPN, MS Baptist Hospital
Dr. Billy Brown, Community Advocate
Cassandra Bingham, Social Services
Cassandra Welchlin, Executive Director of the MS Black Women’s Roundtable
Charles Shepphard, Communication
Donald Sutton, Community Advocate
Dorothy Burrell, Contracted Court Security Officer with the United States Marshals
Jackie Hampton, The Mississippi Link
Dr. Jacqueline Loggins, Education
Jaribu Hill, Mississippi Workers’ Center for Human Rights
Dr. Mary Nelum/ Dr. Olga Osby, Consultant for Clean Slate Behavioral Health, LLC
Sadie O’Quinn Winn Green, Community Advocate
Pastor Terry Davis, First Hyde Park Baptist Church
The theme for the program is “Destination Liberation: Social Workers Empowering Change”.
For tickets and more information, call 601-421-4051 or email watsonlucas@yahoo.com.
