Kristie Gordy - Supporting Families and "Wy Home Matters"

Dr. Deb and Kelly are joined by Kristie Gordy, the Senior Administrator for Social Services in Wyoming’s Department of Family Services (DFS), to talk about supporting families in their homes, improving access to services, and doing it through programs like "Wy Home Matters," which aims to improve DFS’s work across systems and with communities. Learn how community-driven innovation and cross-agency collaboration meets the challenges and opportunities of working in a rural state like Wyoming. Kristie is an attorney, and before her current role, she served as an Assistant Attorney General for the state of Wyoming, then moving into DFS initially as an ombudsman and eventually serving as the Senior Administrator for the Economic Security Division. She now leads Social Services, which is responsible for child welfare, juvenile justice, and adult protective services in the state. Kristie is also a Hall of Famer at Northern State University, where she was team MVP four times and won several regional and conference awards for her incredible soccer skills. Human Services Change Makers is a podcast by Human Services Group. For more information about HSG, or to get in touch, go to https://www.humanservicesgroup.com, or email Deb Shropshire ([email protected]) or Kelly Harder ([email protected]).