Brevard Celebrates Guardians Ad Litem
Brevard County Commissioners will recognize the week of July 19th as Guardian ad Litem Week. Last year was the first week that GAL volunteers were recognized for the many years of service they have given to the most vulnerable of our community; our abused, abandoned and neglected children.
Some GALs have given over 15 years of advocacy to the county. As we at Brevard Family Partnership will do, please take a moment to thank a Guardian ad Litem Volunteer; what they do affects each and every person in Brevard County. The compensation a GAL volunteer receives is the satisfaction of knowing they helped to improve a child’s future.
For more information on Brevard's Guardian Ad Litem program visit: www.brevardcounty.us/guardian-ad-litem.
BFP's 2010 Report to the Community available online!
Brevard Family Partnership’s 2010 Report to the Community is now available online. This publication highlights our programs, partnerships and accomplishments, and provides our Space Coast neighbors (and the rest of the world) with information about our services, including foster care, child adoptions, Independent Living, and our innovative approach to child abuse prevention, Brevard C.A.R.E.S.
CLICK HERE to view or download a PDF version of our Report in Single Page View (for standard size monitors).
CLICK HERE to view or download a Spread Page PDF version of our Report (suitable for wide-screen monitors).
If you would like additional copies, please contact us at (321) 752-4650 or email: Cyndi.Hernandez@BrevardFP.org.
Save the Date!
2010 Dependency Summit
August 24 - 26
J.W. Marriott Orlando Grand Lakes
A "Don't Miss" event for...
Advocates - Attorneys - Child Investigation Professionals - Child Protection Professionals and Stakeholders from the local judicial circuits - Community Based Care Providers - Guardians Ad Litem – Judges, Juvenile Justice Professionals - Law Enforcement Professionals - Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Medical Child Welfare Providers - as well as any other affiliated parties.
Registration information to follow in July on the Web sites of the Department of Children and Families and The Center for the Advancement of Child Welfare Practice.
Is this the year you choose to become an adoptive parent?
Each year, many children who have been permanently removed from their homes become available for adoption. They are toddlers, young children, sibling groups and teenagers. Each is unique and precious, and each is looking for their 'forever home'..jpg){kind=logo}
While becoming an adoptive parent is no small task, the rewards for opening your heart and home to a child are incredible. You help to shape a child's life, provide them with safety and security, and nuture them to become the best that they can be! Many children who were adopted are now some of our greatest leaders and business people; they are who they are because of the oppoprtunities they had, thanks to their adoptive parents.
So will this be the year you consider adoption?
For more information visit our Heart Gallery at www.heartgallerybrevard.org.
Brevard Family Partnership spins off signature program
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Brevard Family Partnership’s signature child abuse prevention program, Brevard C.A.R.E.S. (Coordination, Advocacy, Resources, Education and Support) is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the county’s lead child welfare agency, with a mission to continue to reduce the number of children entering the foster care system through abuse prevention.
Recognized for its innovative approach to abuse prevention, Brevard C.A.R.E.S. has helped to reduce the number of children entering the foster care system by bringing stability to families. Since inception, the program has provided support to over 5,000 children and families in Brevard County.