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Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office-Circuit Four
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Every year more than half a million abused and neglected children are in need of safe, permanent, nurturing homes. Too many spend years moving from one temporary home to another. They have no family to call their own. They are more likely than other children to face homelessness, unemployment, even prison as adults. That's where the Statewide Florida Guardian ad Litem Office steps in.
The Florida Guardian ad Litem Office-Circuit Four represents abused, abandoned and neglected children in the court and community. Through the collaboration of a multidisciplinary team that includes an attorney, a trained volunteer, and a certified child advocate manager, our team provides quality legal representation for the best interests of 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.
The Florida Guardian ad Litem Office-Circuit Four is a Guardianship type of legal representation. In Florida, we recognize that children cannot make decisions for themselves that involve their health and safety. Guardian ad Litem must provide all information to the judge and advocate for what is in the child’s best interest.
Guardians ad Litem become people our children can trust, helping us be their voice. As a team together, we provide powerful, effective, high-quality advocacy with one goal: that every child finds a safe, loving, permanent home where they can thrive.
You can be a part of Florida’s award-winning, state-funded child advocacy organization and make a difference in a child’s life. Learn more about how you can become a child advocate or support the Florida Guardian ad Litem Foundation, which provides support and additional resources for Florida Guardian ad Litem and the families we serve.
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About Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office-Circuit Four-Duval|Clay|Nassau
Location:
214 North Hogan St., Suite 6004, Jacksonville, FL 32202, US
Mission Statement
The mission of the Statewide Florida Guardian ad Litem Office is 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. Our vision is to represent every child under the jurisdiction of Florida’s dependency courts.
Description
Every year more than half a million abused and neglected children are in need of safe, permanent, nurturing homes. The Florida Guardian ad Litem Office represents abused, abandoned and neglected children in the court and community. Through the collaboration of a multidisciplinary team that includes an attorney, a trained volunteer, and a certified child advocate manager, our team provides quality legal representation for the best interests of 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.
The Florida Guardian ad Litem Office is a Guardianship type of legal representation. In Florida, we recognize that children cannot make decisions for themselves that involve their health and safety. Guardian ad Litem must provide all information to the judge and advocate for what is in the child’s best interest.
Guardians ad Litem become people our children can trust, helping us be their voice. As a team together, we provide powerful, effective, high-quality advocacy with one goal: that every child finds a safe, loving, permanent home where they can thrive. You can be a part of Florida’s award-winning, state-funded child advocacy organization and make a difference in a child’s life!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Edward Ball Building214 North Hogan St.Jacksonville, FL 32202
DATE POSTED
August 20, 2024
SKILLS
- Child Welfare
- People Skills
- Verbal / Written Communication
- Youth Services
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Public Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- Will need to commit to a case for 12-18 months. Weekly time commitment is 2-3 hours per week.
- Must write mandatory reports for the court and be able to obtain updates from service providers