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.

Providing information, service programs and volunteer opportunities; system advocacy for children, legal issues and other related issues, CASA recruits, trains and supervises concerned community members to serve Butler County Juvenile Court as Court Appointed Special Advocate Volunteers

Volunteer-based guardianship program. Provides guardianship, for the 18 and over who have been deemed incompetent by the Local County Probate Court. The clients served have no family or no appropriate family to care for them. Majority of clients are indigent, however if they have assets, a pro bono attorney to be Guardian of Estate is secured.

Legal guardianship provided for individuals 60 and older that do not have family or friends to care for them. Staff guardian and volunteer guardians are used in Adult Advocacy Program.

Trained community volunteer appointed by the Court to represent abused, neglected, or dependent children in the court system.

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

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.

Volunteer Guardians are appointed by the Probate Court when a person becomes unable to manage his or her own affairs. Volunteer guardians serve indigent senior adults living in long-term care facilities or group homes when they don't have family or friends willing or able to become the legal guardian. Guardians work to assure that their wards are safe and their needs are being met. Volunteer guardians are not live-in or hands-on caregivers and do not provide funds or financial assistance for their wards. Once the initial training is complete, you will make a minimum of one case contact per month, respond to calls about treatment your ward may need, and prepare an annual report to the Probate Court.

CASA volunteers are appointed to a case and they act as an investigator to try and figure out the circumstances of the child's abuse or neglect and how we can prevent it from happening again. To do this, the volunteer reviews records involving the child and family, interviews the family and various other individuals, and they interact with the child.

Trains and assigns court-appointed Guardians Ad Litem (GAL) for children whose parents are being prosecuted for abuse, neglect, or dependency. The GAL represents the child's best interest by performing an investigation and interviews of the child's family members, teachers, doctors, etc., then preparing a report for the Juvenile Court. The GAL will routinely visit the child's home once a month to monitor and assess the living situation.

The Advocates for Families CASA Program is seeking caring adults to volunteer in Knox County. Volunteer duties include making contact with the child once a month; full case investigation reviewing all relevant documents; meet with anyone who has information regarding the child, including but not limited to case workers teachers, medical professionals; maintain written documentation: maintain complete confidentiality; attend all court hearings and meetings; complete annual continued education hours as required by Ohio Supreme Court Rule 48 guidelines. NOTE: CASA supervisor walks alongside each volunteer throughout the life of each case.

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.

Provides legal guardianship services for adults age 55 and older who have no appropriate family members to make decisions for their medical care and estate.