Metoyer Ellis

Metoyer Ellis is the CASA Program Director at Child Advocates of Fort Bend. Ms. Ellis worked as a CPS caseworker for 2 ½ years.
She began her social service career as a youth counselor at an emergency shelter for abused and neglected children.  She completed her masters of social work from the University of Houston.  She earned a masters of sociology from Texas Southern University and a bachelors of criminal justice from Sam Houston State University. 

Friday, October 14
1:45-3:15 pm
B5 Invincible Youth: Building Resiliency in Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
Deborah K. Green, Services Program Administrator, Child Protective Services; Danielle Simon, Circle of Support Facilitator, Child Protective Services; Metoyer Ellis, CASA Program Director, Child Advocates of Fort Bend; Leroy Hodge, WINGS Volunteer Supervisor, Child Advocates of Fort Bend; Heather Rashid, WINGS Team Leader, Child Advocates of Fort Bend; Ashley Coronado, Former Foster Youth, Texas State University Freshman
This workshop presents an innovative pilot in Fort Bend County that builds resiliency in youth through dynamic and empowering Youth Led Circles of Support (COS) meetings that begin once a youth turns 14. A facilitated panel of experts that includes a former foster youth, a CASA supervisor, and a CPS staff will share their passion and collaboration to change the odds for negative outcomes for youth leaving care and break the foster care syndrome by building invincible youth!

Track: V,S       Room Name: Veramendi J       CEU .15