User Comments
Here are some of the comments we've received via e-mail from users of Network of Care. (All comments were included with the authors' permission.)
| "The Network of Care program is helping me help my daycare children in need of help with relationships and other challenges in their lives. Thank you for your help and willingness to listen and help my daycare family. I have also given the phone number to other families in need. I would like to see this program continue so that it can be there in the future when I might need it, or for other families as well." Vickie Allen, Placer County | |
| "Thank you for providing such a wealth of information all in one place. Totally user-friendly!" Irene Ikeda, Fresno. | |
| "I am a Family Support Specialist working with families with children (age) birth to age 3, and have run across many issues related to stepfamilies. It would be wonderful to see more articles related to this topic. Thanks so much for all your hard work. I am using your website almost daily in the work I do." Kim Stadtlander, Antioch | |
| "Was just viewing the Library article, ‘What Are Regional Centers?’ Good information with the listing of each regional center. … THIS IS A WONDERFUL SERVICE FOR THE FAMILIES IN KINGS COUNTY. THANK YOU!!!" Debbie Gibson, Hanford | |
| "Great Web site! The thoroughness is wonderful. Especially the legislative material. Good work!" Mary Flott, Contra Costa County | |
| "I work for the MHS-B.E.S.T. (Mental Health Systems’ Building Effective Solutions Together) Program and wanted to take a moment to let you know that I have gone through your website and I am thrilled with the huge amount of information that you have available. I will be able to refer my families to the website and they can ‘select’ the areas that they would like to further explore, instead of giving them a set ‘referral.’ I am impressed and as a wraparound case manager your site will make things easier for my clients and their families. Keep up the good work!" Paula Briggs, Oceanside | |
| "I used your site today after calling the California Association for Adult Day Services and being referred. You have done a great job! It was user-friendly and comprehensive. I have nothing to offer as far as suggestions for improvement. I found everything I needed with no problems. Just ... thank you for the resource." Pat Calvo, Rancho Cordova | |
| "Your website is very professional, and I certainly do appreciate the linkages to various other websites pertinent to issues addressing elderly and disabled individuals. A job well done. Thank you." Sister Anthony Marie Greving, Director, Area Agency on Aging, Pocatello, Idaho | |
| "I do not think I could find the words to express my gratitude for this resource. … I am a disabled elderly female who is a mental health 'survivor,' domestic violence survivor, Loma Prieta (PTSD) survivor, struggling to simply live and live simply. … Just last Monday, I was told by my landlord that he wants me to move from my home of the last 11 years and I am feeling totally devastated and anxiety-ridden about what assistance may be 'out there' for me. I didn't know where to turn. So this morning, I had planned to go to our Board of Supervisors meeting to speak but was too ill. However, when this Santa Cruz Network of Care website was shown to the council members, I felt there was still 'hope.' Thank you, thank you, thank you from myself and I know from many others who will find this is truly a 'lifeline to hope.'" Barbara McCready-Conner, Santa Cruz County | |
| "As a nurse care manager, I have spent some time on your site researching some information for one of my clients. I found all the info that I needed and wanted to compliment your site's excellent content and nice organization." Clare of Kitty Hawk, N.C. | |
| "I was AMAZED at the number of categories you have in the resource area! This is a WONDERFUL resource for those of us in Sacramento County!!!" Debra N. of Citrus Heights | |
| "Everybody loves the site and all it offers." Robin Murri of Fremont | |
| "As an information and referral specialist, I have found your website very helpful and accessible in finding resources for the disabled." Deana Nightingale of Sacramento | |
| "Saw your site mentioned in the (San Jose) Mercury News. Great job; very comprehensive, and easy to navigate." Bud Everts of Los Gatos | |
| "This looks great!!!" N. Vasquez of Area 4 Agency on Aging, Sacramento | |
| "I have used the Network site. I found it extremely helpful for almost everything. The first thing I did when it went on was look up a (Wilma) Chan bill I wanted to track. Yesterday the gentleman who works for the county said that the site is 'the equivalent of the (Eden Information & Referral) blue book.' That is so great because there are so many agencies out there and no way to look them up unless you have the name." H. Moyes of Oakland | |
| "GREAT, informative Web page!!! Really shows a lot of thought and work went in to the design and implementation!" K. Elliott of Sacramento | |
| "I think this will be a wonderful resource for our community." James A. Livingston of Carmichael (member, San Juan Unified School District Board) | |
| "Wow!!! This looks great! What an accomplishment, and I am sure folks are happy. I love how simple the language is and how easy it is to navigate and to look at. Great job!" D.W. of Orinda | |
| "Thank you for this great site. I have been scouring the Net for information for my elderly mother. You've done a great job!" Ana O. of San Diego County | |
| "Thank you tremendously for creating this website - options and services available locally - a program well worthwhile - best use of our tax dollars - don't let them ever cut this program!" Deborah Snider of Plymouth, Calif. | |
| "Thank you for your website. I am an automotive technology teacher who is blind and would like to recommend a 'talking' tire gauge from Sears and Radio Shack that can be purchased in-store at a reasonable price. This item can now be added to your automotive tools section. Thanks again for your valuable website." Frank Lopez, Auto Mechanics Technology Instructor, Sacramento County, Calif., Office of Education |