These volunteers act as a communications link between the child and the system.
Volunteers meet regularly with the child to establish rapport and learn what the child needs.
The volunteer also meets with everyone involved in the child's case including the parents, foster parents, caseworker, relatives, teachers, therapists, attorneys, doctors and anyone else involved in the child's life. Thei r goal is to gather information that they can use to make important assessments and report back to the judge, recommending what's best for the child's future. The goal of the volunteer's recommendations is to create a permanent plan for the child so the child won't languish in the foster care system. Recommendations may include where the child will live, visitation with the parents, ensuring sibling visits, therapy, or educational assessments. This is a complex task since the judge assigns our volunteers to the most difficult cases where we can have the biggest impact.