ILGR hires Karina M. Treleaven as a HAWNY Program Specialist

Press Release:

Description automatically generatedIndependent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR) welcomes Karina Treleaven to work with the Homeless Alliance of Western New York (HAWNY) to coordinate the Continuum of Care (COC) for people with disabilities of the Genesee Orleans and Wyoming County (GOW) Region as a HAWNY Program Specialist to maximize their community participation.

Ms. Treleaven brings to her new experience in various positions: she was a Bilingual Caseworker with the Genesee County Department of Social Services; a seventh and eighth-grade Spanish teacher at Notre Dame High School in Batavia; a Family and Community/ERSEA (Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance) Specialist and Health/Nutrition Specialist at Early Head Start at Community Action of Orleans and Genesee Counties; Bilingual Employment Coordinator and Job Coach at Catholic Charities Community Services; Family and Community Services Coordinator at Agri-Business Child Development; Spanish debt collector who helps debtors improve their credit at Pioneer Credit Recovery; Interpreter-translator for the teachers and the children at Rainbow Preschool-ABCD Building; and she taught Spanish-English to youth and adults from impoverished communities at Nuestra Señora De la Merced High School.

Among her responsibilities are conducting monthly COC meetings; maintaining and increasing participation in Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) for service providers; analyzing data from HMIS to guide housing programs; communicating with HAWNY to help coordinate services and comply with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) expectations; regularly meeting with Warming Shelters, Schools, Jails, Hospitals, Employment Providers, Mental Health Providers or other organizations and providing resource information to their direct service staff; increasing organizational participation in the COC; networking with Landlords to educate and engage their participation in housing programs; and increasing homeless services in general, including prevention, shelter and permanent housing.

ILGR is delighted that Karina Treleaven is bringing her vast experience to serve the GOW region in her new capacity.

Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR) is a member of the Western New York Independent Living, Inc. family of agencies that offers an expanding array of services to aid individuals with disabilities to take control of their own lives.