MondaySeptember 29, 2025

Hand in Hand leader honored for helping ‘great teacher’

ESGR Patriot Award presented to Chastain
By: Dave Thompson|September 29, 2025
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    • Jennifer Chastain, director of Licensed Care at Hand in Hand, shows the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award she received at a ceremony Friday, Sept. 26. The award recognizes supervisors who demonstrate exceptional support for their employees serving in the National Guard or Reserve. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    Brileigh McCumsey left her job as a teacher at Hand in Hand in Bettendorf to serve her country a few months ago.

    The Quad Cities woman joined nearly 2,000 other Iowa Army National Guard members who headed to the Middle East to help in Operation Inherent Resolve

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