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187 people are interested
Volunteer Child Advocate
ORGANIZATION: Florida Guardian ad Litem Office - 2nd Circuit
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187 people are interested
Want to help children in your community that have experienced abuse and neglect? Become a volunteer Child Advocate with the Guardian ad Litem Program. Due to COVID-19, training is online, visits are virtual, and in person visits are socially distanced and outside.
Guardians ad Litem are court appointed advocates for children in the child welfare system. Our volunteer child advocates visit the children regularly, talk with teachers, therapists, physicians, etc. to get a holistic understanding of the child’s life, and ensure all the child’s needs are met. Advocates attend court hearings and along with our program staff, make recommendations to the Judge in regards to the child’s best interest. Through heartfelt advocacy, our goal is to ensure every child is safe, healthy and thrives in a permanent home.
To find out more about how to get involved please visit www.GAL2.org or call 850-606-1213
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About Florida Guardian ad Litem Office - 2nd Circuit
Location:
Guardian Ad Litem Office, 1920 Thomasville Rd Suite 208, Tallahassee, FL 32303, 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.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1920 Thomasville Road Suite 208Tallahassee, FL 32303
DATE POSTED
April 18, 2022
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
- Child Welfare
- Child Development
- Community Outreach
- Social Work
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 19
- Orientation or Training
- 8 - 10 hours each month