Robert Blake, a Glenside resident and social worker, has been appointed the new Assistant Director of the Office for Child and Youth Protection in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Catholic Philly reported.

According to the story, Blake came to the Philadelphia region in 1991 to work as a case manager with Bethanna, a Christian organization that provides adoption, child welfare services and behavioral health care. He held the position for seven years.

“I found that I really loved working with children, and it quickly became a passion,” Blake said. 

For five years he also served as a member of a professional advisory committee for Liberty Home Care Services, a home-care agency serving seniors and people living with intellectual and physical disabilities.

He and his family are members of New Life Presbyterian Church in Glenside. Blake has volunteered with the church’s food pantry for over 30 years, and he was also a board member for the church’s thrift store, which provides funding for the food pantry.

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