Provides information concerning Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and Guardian Ad Litem (GALs) who advocate for the best interests of children whose parents have become involved with the Juvenile Court due to issues of abuse, neglect, or dependency. The CASA volunteer investigates the situation, conducts interviews with the family, then prepares a report for the Juvenile Court. Offers training courses for community volunteers who wish to act in the role of the CASA.

Provides information concerning Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and Guardians Ad Litem (GAL) who advocate for the best interests of children whose parents have become involved with the Juvenile Court due to issues of abuse, neglect, or dependency. CASA staff investigate the situation, conduct interviews with the family, then prepares reports for the Juvenile Court. Also offers training courses for community volunteers who wish to act in the role of the CASA.

Provides volunteer guardian ad litem program who advocates for abused and neglected children in juvenile court.

Monitors neglected and abused children in the Wood County Juvenile Court system progress until the child is placed by the Court in a permanent home. The goal of the CASA/GAL advocate is to ensure that a child’s voice, needs, and wishes are heard by the Court and that the child’s right to a safe, permanent home is acted on in a sensitive and expedient manner.

Provides trained volunteers advocate for the best interests of children whose parents have become involved with Allen County Children Services due to issues of abuse, neglect, or dependency. Advocates research the situation, interview family, and then prepare a report for the Juvenile Court Judge regarding placement and treatment of the child.

Provides court-appointed Guardians Ad Litem (GALs) and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) who advocate for the best interests of children whose parents have become involved with the Juvenile Court due to issues of abuse, neglect, or dependency. The GAL investigates the situation, conducts interviews with the family, then prepares a report for the Juvenile Court. Trains, supports and supervises community volunteers to act in the role of the Guardian ad litem.

Offers children who are subject to juvenile court jurisdiction the opportunity to perform community services as restitution.

Volunteers help children who are in the Juvenile Court System due to abuse, neglect, or dependency find safe, permanent homes.

Provides training and support for volunteers to be guardians ad litem for abused and neglected children in Lucas County. Volunteers investigate the cases on behalf of the Juvenile Court and advocate for the best interests of abused children.

Guardians Ad Litem (GAL) are community volunteers who are trained and appointed by the court to advocate for the best interests of children whose parents have become involved with the Juvenile Court due to issues of abuse, neglect, or dependency.

Has jurisdiction over adults charged with non-support contributing to the neglect or dependency of children, abuse of children, or failure to provide proper parental care.

Provides every child who enters the Juvenile Court system as a result of allegations of abuse, neglect, and dependency with a trained community volunteer to advocate in court for what is in the child's best interest.

Provides trained GAL (Guardian Ad Litem) volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children who are involved with Lorain County Children Services and the court system.

Appoints guardians who act as advocates for the child of parents involved in custody, visitation, and/or support issues at court. Guardians are appointed by the court to provide an independent and objective opinion to the court regarding child-related issues, keeping as a focus the best interests of the child.

Provides lay guardians to represent the best interests of children in cases involving abuse, neglect and dependency, and for those in custody disputes.

Appoints Guardian ad Litems (GALs) and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs). The GAL represents the child's best interest by performing an investigation and interviews of the family and their situation. GALs have been trained for this position and are generally attorneys, social workers, or psychologists. A GAL may be appointed for reasons such as to ensure the child's views are heard or one parent's behavior may be hurting the child. A CASA is a volunteer who can serve children with open cases with the Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services, typically children at risk for abuse, neglect, dependency, and aging-out of the foster care system.

Provides training and support for volunteers to be guardians ad litem for abused and neglected children in Lucas County; volunteers investigate the cases on behalf of the Juvenile Court and advocate for the best interests of abused children.

Appoints a Guardian ad Litem (GAL) for youth whose parents are divorced or divorcing and are affected by custody and visitation issues. The GAL represents the child's best interest by performing an investigation and interviews of the family and their situation. GALs have been trained for this position and are generally attorneys, social workers, or psychologists. A GAL may be appointed for reasons such as to ensure the child's views are heard or one parent's behavior may be hurting the child.

Miami County CASA/GAL (Court Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian Ad Litem) program provides trained volunteers to represent the best interests of abused, neglected and dependent children in juvenile court. The volunteers are responsible for conducting interviews with all interested parties in the case in order to provide a report to the Juvenile Judge or Magistrate, attend meetings at Children Services, attend court hearings, and conduct home visits with the child they are advocating for. Can not provide service to any private custody cases.

Provides volunteer guardian ad litem program who advocates for abused and neglected children in juvenile court.

Recruits volunteers from the community to speak for the best interest of abused, neglected and dependent children in juvenile court proceedings. Volunteers are assigned to an abuse or neglect case by Judge Steve McKinley. Duties include conducting research on the background of the case, reviewing documents, interviewing everyone involved, including the child, making reports to the court, recommending what is determined to be best for the child, and providing the judge with information for decision making process.

Provides volunteer guardian ad litem program who advocates for abused and neglected children in juvenile court.

Provides information concerning court-appointed Guardians Ad Litem (GAL), who advocate for the best interests of children whose parents have become involved with the Juvenile Court due to issues of abuse, neglect, or dependency. The GAL investigates the situation, conducts interviews with the family then prepares a report for the Juvenile Court. Offers training courses for community volunteers who wish to act in the role of the Guardian ad litem.