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Volunteers Needed to Advocate for Delaware's Foster Care & Adjudicated Youth
ORGANIZATION: Child Placement Review Board
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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44 people are interested
Who we need: Volunteers are needed to serve on Review Panels in all three counties. Greater need for volunteers to serve on daytime panels, however some availability on evening panels. Volunteers are appointed by the Governor of Delaware. Applications are processed through the Office of Boards and Commissions (see link below)
*** VOLUNTEERS MUST BE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE - we cannot accept out of state volunteers****
Who we are: The Child Placement Review Board is an independent, citizen-based agency that has established Review Panels in each of Delaware's three counties. The Review Panels bring citizens of diverse backgrounds and perspectives to focus on the needs of individual children. Panel members meet at most twice monthly to review these children in the care or custody of the state. Panel members conduct these reviews in a professional and formal manner with the children's interested parties that are invited and are required to ask a series of questions and to form reccomendations regarding the services, placement and family court goal. Following the child's review, official reports are written by staff with the Board's reccomendations attached that are sent to family court. These reviews are scheduled to coinside with the children's family court hearings and serve as an additional support for Judges during those hearings.
Qualifications of board members*.
A panel member must be a citizen of Delaware who has demonstrated an interest in children and their welfare through community service or professional experience or who possesses a background in law, sociology, psychology, psychiatry, education, theology, social work, medicine or related fields.
*A person employed by a placement agency, contract agency or the Family Court of this State may not be appointed to the Board.
If you are interested and would like more information, please provide us with your name, phone number, e-mail address and the best way to reach you.
You may apply directly to the Office of Boards and Comissions here:
http://governor.delaware.gov/boards-comms.shtml
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About Child Placement Review Board
Location:
820 North French Street, Carvel State Building, Wilmington, DE 19801, US
Mission Statement
The mission of the CPRB, a voluntary, citizen-based organization, is to advocate on behalf of Delaware’s children in out-of-home placements and to identify, address, and resolve systemic barriers to the achievement of timely permanency for these children. Through these independent reviews run by volunteer board members with staff support, the CPRB seeks to foster permanency and emphasize provision of necessary services, education, mental health, and preparation for independent living. Board members meet at most twice monthly to review these children in the care or custody of the state. Board members conduct these reviews in a professional and formal manner with the children's interested parties that are invited and are required to ask a series of questions and to form recommendations regarding the services, placement and family court goal. ***** MUST BE A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE TO APPLY***** We cannot accept out of state residents.
Description
The Child Placement Review Board is an independent, citizen-based agency that has established Review Committees in each of Delaware's three counties. We are seeking volunteers with some knowledge of the child welfare system, those versed in education, mental health, or have a personal knowledge of the foster care system.
We require our new members attend a formal training and observe several reviews prior to officially sitting on a panel. We also require that volunteers attend their scheduled review days on a regular basis, and that they attend at least 75% of their reviews yearly. We also require all board members to undergo yearly trainings and information sessions so that they are familiar with the emerging practices and trends regarding child welfare and best practices.
We offer morning, afternoon and evening panels that meet twice monthy with their board. Our reviews are held several days of the week, never on weekends. You will be required to serve on a panel in the county in which you are a resident.
We are seeking energetic new volunteers that can bring a fresh new perspective to our exsisting panels and current board members. We want these potential volunteers to be passionate about serving the best interests of children in state custody.
This is a State of Delaware Governor appointed volunteer position. The application can be obtained at: http://governor.delaware.gov/boards-comms.shtml
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
820 N. French St.Wilmington, DE 19801
DATE POSTED
April 6, 2017
SKILLS
- Child Development
- People Skills
- Psychology
- Youth Services
- Child Welfare
- Group Facilitation
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- About 4-8 hours monthly
- Our volunteers are appointed by the Governor