Tammy McDonnell
Transitional Housing Specialist at Covenant House Pennsylvania- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials
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Handle With Care
Covenant House PennsylvaniaAug, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
Recovery Specialist
Villanova UniversityFeb, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
CPR (CPR)
American Red CrossJul, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Narcan Certified
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental ServicesAug, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Philly Youth MHFAAug, 2018- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Covenant House PA
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Transitional Housing Specialist
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Jul 2017 - Present
● Develop relationships with over 20 residents a year, building strong rapports, assessing their needs, and referring to appropriate community resources to ensure residents are goal-oriented and maintaining their well-being ● Transitioned over 40 youth into independent living, ensuring their physical, mental, and emotional needs are being met as they move on to the next stage of their life ● Establish effective working relationships with residents, staff, and leadership to empower the residents to function at their highest level possible through case management and community referrals ● Serve as a Human Trafficking Advocate for the Philadelphia Anti-Trafficking Coalition (PATC), a Covenant House led coalition, that combats human trafficking by providing a network of agencies that can properly assist victims ● Contact and engage with thousands of at-risk youth on the streets or in unsafe situations a year, and met their needs in an immediate and effective manner ● Lead the development, execution, and analysis of outreach strategies and campaigns, resulting in over 3,000 direct engagements and a 20% increase of youth seeking services in 2019 ● Trained over 750 professionals on various subject manners, such as youth homelessness and human trafficking ● Spearhead the social media strategy for the outreach department, resulting in a 250% increase in engagement Show less
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Freelance
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Greater Philadelphia
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Human Trafficking Survivor Public Speaker
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Feb 2018 - Present
● Perform over 10 public speaking engagements a year, raising awareness about the issues of human trafficking by sharing past experiences and spreading strengthen and hope to audience members ● Develop relationships with current and past victims of human trafficking, while serving as an image of hope ● Consult with a wide variety of organizations to improve their human trafficking awareness, efforts, and strategies ● Served as one of the lead human trafficking survivors for “Hope Film”, a documentary about survivors of human trafficking and their stories of survival, empowerment, love, trust, and hope in the face of adversity Show less
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Pegasus Therapeutic Riding Academy Inc.
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United States
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Individual and Family Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Barn Assitant
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Jul 2019 - Present
● Manage 16 horses, mini-horses, drafts, and ponies, providing them with morning grain, hay, water and medications/supplements as directed by veterinarian ● Maintain cleanliness of 16 stalls, the barn area, and outside pastures of the academy ● Turnout horses for daily fresh air, exercise, and graze-time in pastures to ensure they are healthy and receiving proper care ● Manage 16 horses, mini-horses, drafts, and ponies, providing them with morning grain, hay, water and medications/supplements as directed by veterinarian ● Maintain cleanliness of 16 stalls, the barn area, and outside pastures of the academy ● Turnout horses for daily fresh air, exercise, and graze-time in pastures to ensure they are healthy and receiving proper care
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Education
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2019 - 2021
Community College of Philadelphia
Associate of Applied Science, Criminal Justice & Paralegal -
2007 - 2007
Anthem Education Group
Diploma, Medical Assistant & Phlebotomy
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