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53 people are interested
Event Coordinator Needed-Volunteer Position Only
ORGANIZATION: Florida Guardian ad Litem Office - Circuit 15
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53 people are interested
Make a difference in the life of a child today by assisting Speak Up For Kids of Palm Beach County. This is a Volunteer Only position and will not lead to employment.
Speak Up! For Kids of Palm Beach County, Inc. is a registered Florida 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2008 to secure additional financial support to help fund programs and direct services for the Guardian ad Litem (GAL) Program of the 15th Judicial District.
As a State funded program, the GAL Program is not permitted to solicit alternative funding sources. As such, the GAL Program depends upon financial support from Speak Up! For Kids of Palm Beach County, Inc. to fund programs and critical initiatives not funded due to budget constraints or annual budget cut-backs.
All monies raised by Speak Up! For Kids of Palm Beach County, Inc. are restricted for the GAL Program. The GAL Program is a member of National CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and is one of the 20 GAL Programs within the State of Florida. Each GAL Program has a dedicated non-profit organization established to secure additional funding.
Guardians ad Litem (GALs) are trained, court-appointed volunteers who advocate for the best interests of children who are abused, neglected, or abandoned and who are involved in dependency court proceedings. Children deserve and should have a voice in their lives and their futures. GALs are the children's voice in Court.
Learn more by contacting us at 561-389-7740 or visiting www.SpeakUpForKidsPBC.org.
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About Florida Guardian ad Litem Office - Circuit 15
Location:
Palm Beach County Courthouse, 205 North Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, US
Mission Statement
To provide the most vulnerable children in Florida with an adult from their community who will be a consistent, positive presence in the child’s life as part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes an attorney, child welfare professional and hopefully a community volunteer providing the highest quality community advocacy and legal representation to protect each child’s legal interests. To provide dependency judges with thorough and accurate information regarding the children under the court’s jurisdiction.
Description
The Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office represents abused, abandoned and neglected children in court and the community. Through the collaboration of a multi-disciplinary team that always includes a Guardian ad Litem Attorney, child welfare professional, and hopefully a trained volunteer or pro bono attorney from the child’s community, our team provides quality, independent legal representation for abused, neglected, and abandoned children while assisting the child in expressing their needs and wishes. Our unique approach allows us to support the whole child, addressing their physical, educational, mental, emotional, social, and legal needs.
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Palm Beach County Courthouse205 North Dixie HwySuite 5.1130West Palm Beach, FL 33401
DATE POSTED
August 4, 2023
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