Our agency had the pleasure of working with the terrific team at Voices for Children of Broward County and were so impressed with the team, leadership, goals and the work they do that is so important. We attended an event for them recently and it was so wonderfully organized and had a terrific turnout of influential people from all walks of life.
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- EIN 45-1964037
- info@voicesbroward.org
- (954) 831-5952
- 401 E. Las Olas Blvd., Suite 130-301 Fort Lauderdale FL 33301 USA
- voicesbroward.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Mission: Voices for Children of Broward County (“Voices”) is part of a unique collaboration with the 17th Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem Program with the mission to ensure that every abused, neglected and abandoned child in Broward County has a court-appointed Guardian ad Litem and that financial resources are available for each child’s accompanying health, educational, and social needs. To accomplish this mission, Voices works with children who have an open and active dependency court case to meet each of their essential needs during this transitional period and to give them a voice throughout the entire court proceedings by working with the appointed volunteer Guardian ad Litem. Our programs provide these children with someone who makes them feel normal, safe, and cared about and removes barriers so these children can have a happy normal childhood.
Results: Since our inception four years ago, Voices has served more than 3,000 young people who have faced the deep wounds from a crisis of parenting. Last year alone, Voices served 1,192 children and recruited and trained 300 volunteer Guardians ad Litem through our innovative programs: • Provided financial resources to 245 children’s individual health, educational, and social needs • Distributed food and gift cards to 123 children through our School Break Food Program • Hosted three Dream BIG Days – ~ Back to School Health and Wellness Fair to provide 250 children with backpacks filled with all the first day essentials, ~ Holiday Angel Wishes Tree to fulfill 501 Holiday wishes, and ~ A Dream BIG Day at the Museum of Discovery of Science for 73 children • Recruited and trained 300 volunteer Guardians ad Litem.
Target demographics: ensure that every abused, neglected and abandoned child in Broward County has a court-appointed Guardian ad Litem and that financial resources are available for each child’s accompanying health, educational, and social needs
Direct beneficiaries per year: 1,192 children and recruited and trained 300 volunteer Guardians ad Litem through our innovative programs.
Geographic areas served: Broward County
Programs: School Break Food Program; Dream BIG Days; financial resources for emergency, normalcy, education, and caregiver needs; and Guardian ad Litem volunteer recruitment, retention, and training programs.