Congratulations to our Master of Social Work student, Ms. Elma Pierre! She has been awarded the Activist Award from her internship agency, AYUDA, Inc. Ms. Pierre will be receiving her award at AYUDA’s annual awards event on September 18, 2025.
We are grateful to Ms. Diana Susi, President and CEO, for acknowledging Ms. Pierre and Barry University’s social work program! Ayuda is a community-based non-profit organization in Miami Beach, Florida and was established in 1977 to serve children, adolescents, adults and elderly in South Florida in the prevention of abuse and neglect.
Barry’s social work program has had a long partnership with AYUDA, and we continue to be grateful for the practice experience offered to our students within this transformative agency.