Kimberly Jenkins, MSW – Director of Social Services: Queens Family Emergency Shelter

Kimberly Jenkins, MSW
Director of Social Services
Queens Family Emergency Shelter

Kimberly Jenkins serves as the Director of Social Services at the Queens Family Emergency Shelter. She presents 13 years’ experience in the social services field spanning a wide range of experiences from Service Coordination, OPWDD, Behavior Analyst, Therapeutic Clinical Work, and working with ACS. Ms. Jenkins has been working in the homeless shelter system for 8 years. Ms. Jenkins is dedicated to ensuring that the families she serves are treated with dignity and respect as they navigate so many new aspects of their new life.

As the Director of Social Services, Ms. Jenkins takes pride in ensuring that her staff continue to develop professionally. Ms. Jenkins enjoys empowering her staff and fostering their independence and development in order to help them become part of the solution which we often face when addressing new populations.

Ms. Jenkins’ passion for social services comes from a very personal experience. This experience contributed to her drive, compassion, leadership, ability to lead, and to make strategic decisions that benefit the families we serve and the staff who serve them. Ms. Jenkins holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Delaware State University. She was initiated into Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated which holds the motto “by merit and by culture” which is a guiding principle of her daily work. Ms. Jenkins also holds a Masters in Social Work which adds to her commitment to upholding the AAPCI mission and its goals.