Melinda Chance, LCSW, has been a practicing Social Worker since 1991.
She earned her Bachelor Of Social Work at the University of Texas
at Arlington.
She
went on to complete her Masters of
Social Work
at
the University of Texas at Arlington in 1994.
She recently
obtained her Advanced Standing as a
Social Worker
and is now an LCSW.
Melinda has extensive experience in medical social work,
specifically, in the areas of hospital, long-term acute care,
hospice, home health and mental health/mental retardation services.
She has developed and facilitated a number of support and
educational groups as well as served on several nonprofit
boards of directors and participates in numerous
professional association committees,
including the
National Association of Social Workers. She
currently serves
as Vice President and Secretary to
A Hole in My Heart Ministry, Inc.
Melinda lives in a suburb of Hurst with her husband and son.
Melinda is licensed by the State of Texas as a Licensed
Clinical
Social Worker, currently dual employed with
Cook Children’s
Healthcare System and Texas Health
Resources-Harris
Methodist FW.
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Along with Autumn and Melinda, Debra Joyce
shares the ministries’ vision and mission.
A wife, mother, and grandmother,
Debra has spent her life dedicated
to serving
the Lord and focused on ministering to others
encouraging, nurturing, loving,
and standing by in times of need.
Tragically in March 2006, her oldest son,
age 31, Christopher was diagnosed with
Stage 4 cancer. That fierce spiritual and emotional battle ended on July 29, 2007
as he went home to be with
the Lord. Still grieving in November of 2007,
Debra
would again experience
loss in her
granddaughter Caley Breanna, delivered prematurely and living only 14 days. Debra
found
herself in desperate need, when a Vitas Hospice staff member told her about A Hole in My Heart Ministry.
It was at the First Annual Butterfly release in
September 2007 that
Debra was first introduced
to a group
who would understand her loss.
Debra has been married to her high school sweetheart, Ricky for over 36 years and
resides in Irving, Texas. They have 3
surviving children and 6 grandchildren.
Debra’s background as a stay at home mom, home-school teacher, civic volunteer and
church leader
and
a second
career as an administrative
professional prepared
her to serve others.
As treasurer, she brings these
skills to the board of
A Hole in
My Heart.
Debra can be reached at: djsworld@tx.rr.com
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