2006 Holiday Basket Project

Just in Time for Foster Youth Chronology

In 2002, Child Advocacy lawyer Jeanette Day saw the dire need of emancipated foster youth and recruited Diane Cox to create and deliver holiday gift baskets to 25 youth. Recognizing that the plight of these youth extended beyond the holidays, Jeanette and Diane organized a group of volunteers to assist this population with basic needs. Louarn Sorkin immediately assumed a leadership role, recruiting more volunteers to chair events and lend support. Just in Time's original mission was to "assist with the needs of foster youth as they work toward becoming independent adults."

JIT became an auxiliary of Child Abuse Prevention Foundation (aka Promises2Kids) from 2003-2007. In June 2007, JIT was granted 501(c)(3) status retroactive to July 2006.(Nonprofit tax EIN# 20-5448416)

Diane Cox, Louarn Sorkin, Jeanette Day

Co-Founders: Jeanette Day, Diane Cox, Louarn Sorkin

Founding Members JIT Auxiliary starting in 2003
Lyn Angene
Phil Baker
John Barnard
Barbara Belcher
Robyn Bottomley
Linda Durham
First American Title Company
Jan Frazer
Tony Hsu
Lois Kenneally
Christina Maggiora
Elizabeth McPhail
Sandy Nash
Karla Pierce
Barbara Rothweiler
Jessica Rowland
Hannelore Strauss
Tonya Torosian
Ann Tucker
Kathryn Vaughn
Law Offices of Vaughn & Vaughn
Don Wells

Diane Cox, Kathryn Vaugn, Jeanette Day, Tony Hsu

Founding Board of Directors JIT Non-Profit 2006
Kathryn Vaughn, Founding President
Diane Cox
Tony Hsu
Jeanette Day
Christina Maggiora
Lyn Angene
Bonnie Garrett
Jan Frazer
Barbara Rothweiler
Louarn Sorkin, Advisory Board

Part-time Program Directors from 2003-2008
Marsha Hall-Woodruff, Brooke Loeffler, Debbie Conover, Cynthia Kangas, Rebecca Leach, and Barbara Rothweiler

Full-time Program Director 2008-present
Meredith Hall Praniewicz

Executive Director 2010
Don Wells