{"id":36159,"date":"2019-01-14T18:28:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T18:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caseyfamilyv2.wpengine.com\/?p=36159"},"modified":"2026-06-03T20:26:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:26:56","slug":"exalumnos-de-la-familia-ceca-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/es\/ceca-family-alumni-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Premios Casey a la Excelencia para la Ni\u00f1ez 2019: Homenajeados de Familias y Exalumnos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fresh-image overflow-x-hidden wp-block-fresh-image\">\n            <div class=\"fresh-image__align flex justify-center\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3600\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CECA-online-header-prpl-scaled.png\" class=\"fresh-image__img h-auto w-full object-cover\" alt=\"Casey Excellence for Children Awards\" style=\"\" 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back-warm-ceramic padding-top padding-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/?p=32734\"> AWARDS HOME PAGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ceca-top-fa\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"image-grid backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block back-warm-ceramic margin-bottom padding-top padding-bottom wp-block-image-grid content-section light overflow-x-hidden\">\n <div class=\"overflow-x-hidden\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5 text-center\">\n <h2>Meet the 2019 Family and Alumni Honorees<\/h2>\n <div class=\"text-salt-box mb-9 inline-block w-full sm:max-w-[600px] lg:w-[830px]\"><p>These awards recognize those foster care alumni, birth parents, kinship caregivers and resource parents who have demonstrated extraordinary efforts on behalf of those involved in child welfare.<\/p>\n<p>Select the photo below to read more about this year&#8217;s honorees<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <ul class=\"list-none mx-auto grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-x-0 gap-y-[32px] md:gap-x-[64px] md:gap-y-[32px] lg:gap-x-[32px] xl:gap-x-[64px] lg:gap-y-[64px] xl:gap-y-[84px] xl:gap-y-[96px]\">\n  <li class=\"text-center hidden md:block\">\n <a  href=\"#birth-mother\"  target=\"\" class=\"bg-ceramic card stealthy\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2019-Raven-Sigure.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"mx-auto my-[35px] lg:my-[25px] xl:my-[50px] w-full object-cover\" \/>\n <div class=\"label !text-md -mt-2 pt-0 pb-7 px-8 md:px-6 lg:px-7 text-black\">Raven Sigure<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/li>\n  <li class=\"text-center hidden md:block\">\n <a  href=\"#birth-father\"  target=\"\" class=\"bg-ceramic card stealthy\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2019-Jeremiah-Donier.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"mx-auto my-[35px] lg:my-[25px] xl:my-[50px] w-full object-cover\" \/>\n <div class=\"label !text-md -mt-2 pt-0 pb-7 px-8 md:px-6 lg:px-7 text-black\">Jeremiah Donier<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/li>\n  <li class=\"text-center hidden md:block\">\n <a  href=\"#foster-adoptive-parent\"  target=\"\" class=\"bg-ceramic card stealthy\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2019-Stephanie-Benally.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"mx-auto my-[35px] lg:my-[25px] xl:my-[50px] w-full object-cover\" \/>\n <div class=\"label !text-md -mt-2 pt-0 pb-7 px-8 md:px-6 lg:px-7 text-black\">Stephanie Benally<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/li>\n  <li class=\"text-center hidden md:block\">\n <a  href=\"#kinship\"  target=\"\" class=\"bg-ceramic card stealthy\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2019-Jan-Wagner.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"mx-auto my-[35px] lg:my-[25px] xl:my-[50px] w-full object-cover\" \/>\n <div class=\"label !text-md -mt-2 pt-0 pb-7 px-8 md:px-6 lg:px-7 text-black\">Jan Wagner<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/li>\n  <li class=\"text-center hidden md:block\">\n <a  href=\"#alumni\"  target=\"\" class=\"bg-ceramic card stealthy\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2019-Brittney-Barros.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"mx-auto my-[35px] lg:my-[25px] xl:my-[50px] w-full object-cover\" \/>\n <div class=\"label !text-md -mt-2 pt-0 pb-7 px-8 md:px-6 lg:px-7 text-black\">Brittney Barros<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/li>\n   <li class=\"text-center md:hidden\">\n <a  target=\"\" class=\"bg-ceramic card stealthy\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"mx-auto my-[35px] lg:my-[25px] xl:my-[50px] w-full object-cover\" \/>\n <div class=\"label !text-md -mt-2 pt-0 pb-7 px-8 md:px-6 lg:px-7 text-black\"><\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n <br\/>\n <br\/>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"birth-mother\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top padding-top\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n  <div class=\"preheader\"><span>2019 Birth Mother Honoree<\/span><\/div>\n \n   <h2>Raven Sigure<\/h2>\n  \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p><span style=\"color: #6c221d;\"><strong>LOUISIANA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Raven Sigure is a passionate parent advocate and new member of Casey\u2019s Birth Parent Advisory Committee. A mother of five, her children were removed and placed in kinship care due to substance abuse issues and difficulty parenting. Ms. Sigure made the difficult decision to enter an inpatient treatment program, and eventually she was able to reunify with her children. She now works as a parent partner with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dss.state.la.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services<\/a>,\u00a0providing support to parents in the system. In May 2018, she was a powerful messenger at Casey Family Programs\u2019 Family First Prevention Services Act press briefing in Washington, D.C., sharing her compelling story and her hopes for positive reform due to Family First. Today, she frequently speaks with policymakers on Capitol Hill and is a nationally recognized parent advocate who is dedicated to strengthening families to prevent child maltreatment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"featured-video is-style-simple wp-block-featured-video\">\n  <div class=\"my-[100px] text-revolver\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n      \n      <div class=\"embed\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raven Sigure, 2019 Casey Excellence for Children Birth Mother Award Honoree\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/gK9s2naRdJQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#ceca-top-fa\"><strong>BACK TO TOP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"qff_disclaimer align wp-block-disclaimer content-section\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-0 md:px-5\">\n <div class=\"qff_disclaimer__wrapper text-salt-box text-xs font-sofiapro border-t-2 border-spring-wood\">\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"birth-father\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top padding-top\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n  <div class=\"preheader\"><span>2019 Birth Father Honoree<\/span><\/div>\n \n   <h2>Jeremiah Donier<\/h2>\n  \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p>Jeremiah Donier is a nationally recognized expert in father engagement and a dedicated advocate for strengthening families to prevent child maltreatment. He has provided leadership on numerous child welfare education and advocacy efforts, including the Developing Advocacy for Dads Coalition, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bpnn.ctfalliance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Birth Parent National Network<\/a>\u00a0Parent Council, and Casey Family Programs\u2019 Birth Parent Advisory Committee and Birth and Foster Parent Partnership. In 2012, he and his wife were named the first reunification heroes by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/groups\/child_law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law<\/a>.\u00a0Shortly after becoming a dad, Mr. Donier struggled with mental health challenges and abuse allegations. He became involved with child welfare and his child was placed in foster care. For the next 18 months, he and his family participated in wraparound and therapy services, and through hard work and effort, his family was able to successfully reunite.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"featured-video is-style-simple wp-block-featured-video\">\n  <div class=\"my-[100px] text-revolver\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n      \n      <div class=\"embed\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jeremiah Donier   Birth Dad Honoree\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/yxBeN5-Rq_E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#ceca-top-fa\"><strong>BACK TO TOP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"qff_disclaimer align wp-block-disclaimer content-section\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-0 md:px-5\">\n <div class=\"qff_disclaimer__wrapper text-salt-box text-xs font-sofiapro border-t-2 border-spring-wood\">\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"foster-adoptive-parent\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top padding-top\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n  <div class=\"preheader\"><span>2019 Foster\/Adoptive Advocate Honoree<\/span><\/div>\n \n   <h2>Stephanie Benally<\/h2>\n  \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p><span style=\"color: #6c221d;\"><strong>UTAH<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Many Native American children who live on reservations in rural areas of Utah are unable to stay in their communities due to lack of foster homes, but Stephanie Benally is committed to changing that. Ms. Benally serves as the Native American Specialist for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/utahfostercare.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Utah Foster Care<\/a>\u00a0and works to educate state child welfare workers, judges, attorneys and guardians ad litem on the importance of placing Native American children in kinship placements to ensure they have a connection to their families and culture. This is in keeping with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). She was also a stakeholder on the Utah recruitment team\u2019s Casey National ICWA Placement Recruitment &amp; Retention Project, where she led the development of Utah\u2019s first statewide Native American foster care recruitment plan. With the assistance of her extended family, Ms. Benally and her husband have taught their children the Navajo language, their cultural value systems and traditional Navajo ways.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"featured-video is-style-simple wp-block-featured-video\">\n  <div class=\"my-[100px] text-revolver\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n      \n      <div class=\"embed\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stephanie Benally \u2013 Foster Adopt Parent Advocate Honoree\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/aD_WKr4CU6o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#ceca-top-fa\"><strong>BACK TO TOP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"qff_disclaimer align wp-block-disclaimer content-section\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-0 md:px-5\">\n <div class=\"qff_disclaimer__wrapper text-salt-box text-xs font-sofiapro border-t-2 border-spring-wood\">\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"kinship\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top padding-top\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n  <div class=\"preheader\"><span>2019 Kinship Caregiver Honoree<\/span><\/div>\n \n   <h2>Jan Wagner<\/h2>\n  \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p><span style=\"color: #6c221d;\"><strong>MICHIGAN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When Jan Wagner unexpectedly became the primary caregiver for her grandson, she worked with his school to secure training for school professionals on the impact of trauma on children and how to provide trauma-informed care. She has facilitated a kinship caregiver support group for more than five years and is the chair of the Michigan Kinship Coalition. In 2014, she was awarded the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nfpaonline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Foster Parent Association<\/a>\u2018s Advocate of the Year Award, and she is a member of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.grandfamilies.org\/Resources\/GrAND\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Generations United\u2019s Grandfamilies Advocacy Network Demonstration<\/a>,\u00a0which informs policies and practices affecting grandfamilies. She has also participated in numerous Casey Family Programs events, including the Family First Prevention Services Act press briefing in May 2018. Ms. Wagner\u2019s goal in her advocacy is to reduce the confusion and stress placed on kinship families, and she believes that if kinship caregivers are given the help and resources they need, they can provide their children with the future they deserve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"featured-video is-style-simple wp-block-featured-video\">\n  <div class=\"my-[100px] text-revolver\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n      \n      <div class=\"embed\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jan Wagner, 2019 Casey Excellence for Children Kinship Caregiver Honoree\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/POf-FGecviY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#ceca-top-fa\"><strong>BACK TO TOP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"qff_disclaimer align wp-block-disclaimer content-section\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-0 md:px-5\">\n <div class=\"qff_disclaimer__wrapper text-salt-box text-xs font-sofiapro border-t-2 border-spring-wood\">\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"alumni\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top padding-top\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n  <div class=\"preheader\"><span>2019 Alumni Honoree<\/span><\/div>\n \n   <h2>Brittney Barros<\/h2>\n  \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p><span style=\"color: #6c221d;\"><strong>MICHIGAN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Drawing on her own experience as a child in foster care, Brittney Barros\u2019 advocacy and work have had a lasting impact on homeless youth, children in foster care and the systems that support them. As a peer outreach worker for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ozonehouse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ozone House<\/a>,\u00a0Ms. Barros recruited more than 2,000 youth to emergency shelters, therapy and life skills groups. She also interned for Sen. Gary Peters, where she worked on child welfare issues and briefed Congress and the White House on sibling separation. In May 2018, Ms. Barros provided personal testimony at the Casey Family Programs Family First Prevention Services Act press briefing in Washington, D.C. In addition, as a peer leader with the Michigan Youth Opportunity Initiative, Ms. Barros trains other youth in life skills to better prepare them for adulthood. 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