With a heart for helping and a passion for change, Michelle "Missy" Holmes stepped into her dream role as a Foster Care Investigator at the Department of Social Services. Determined to rewrite the negative narrative surrounding DSS, Missy embraced her mission to protect children, strengthen families, and bring hope to those in need.
Fueled by childhood memories of nurturing others and compassion for the less fortunate, Missy began her journey with optimism and unwavering resolve. But behind the welcoming smiles and high hopes, lay unexpected challenges, professional hurdles, and heartbreaking truths. From navigating personal grief to confronting systemic issues, Missy's journey is one of resilience, faith, and the unyielding belief that every child deserves respect, safety, love, compassion, and hope. In addition, every adult deserves the same.
Disturbing the Peace: The Chronicles of DSS
offers an intimate and inspiring look into the realities of child welfare and the extraordinary courage it takes to disturb the status quo for the sake of justice and compassion.