Programs

  • GAL/CASA Advocacy Program

    THE GUARDIAN AD LITEM/COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE (GAL/CASA) PROGRAM OF MARION COUNTY AMPLIFIES THE VOICES OF OVER 4,500 CHILDREN IN MARION COUNTY EACH YEAR. KIDS' VOICE IS APPOINTED BY THE COURT TO PROVIDE ADVOCACY FOR CHILDREN THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED OR AT-RISK OF EXPERIENCING ABUSE AND NEGLECT, MANY OF WHOM LIVE IN FOSTER CARE. VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF PROVIDE THIS ESSENTIAL SERVICE TO CHILDREN IN FAMILY COURT CASES OR WHO HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES AS CHILDREN IN NEED OF SERVICES (CHINS), WITH A MISSION OF PREVENTING FURTHER ABUSE AND NEGLECT.THE GAL/CASA PROGRAM INCLUDES EDUCATIONAL LIAISONS (ELS), WHICH SUPPORT THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF THE CHILDREN WE SERVE. ELS PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED ASSISTANCE AND INTER-SYSTEM COORDINATION FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. THE GAL/CASA PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES OLDER YOUTH INITIATIVES THAT PROVIDES SPECIALIZED SUPPORTS FOR YOUTH IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM TO HELP THEM MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENT ADULTHOOD.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $8.2M

  • Safe Child Parenting Time Program

    SAFE CHILD PARENTING TIME (SCPT) PROGRAM - PROVIDES SAFE AND FULLY SUPERVISED PARENTING TIME (VISITATION) FOR CHILDREN TO VISIT WITH PARENTS AS REQUIRED BY A COURT ORDER OR THE PARTIES' WRITTEN AGREEMENT. SCPT IS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE CHILD WHEN VISITING THEIR PARENT WHEN THE COURT HAS DETERMINED THAT PARENT TO BE A RISK TO THE CHILD'S SAFETY. SCPT ALLOWS FOR A CHILD TO SAFELY VISIT WITH A PARENT AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH BOTH OF THEIR PARENTS, WHILE REDUCING THE SENSE OF LOSS AND/OR ABANDONMENT THAT CHILDREN OFTEN EXPERIENCE. THE BENEFIT OF SCPT IS FAR-REACHING. FIRST, A CHILD IS SAFE FROM WITNESSING AND/OR EXPERIENCING FURTHER ABUSE. SECOND, PARTICIPATION GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN THE HEALING PROCESS, MAKING THEM HEALTHIER AND MORE PRODUCTIVE INDIVIDUALS. FINALLY, IT BREAKS THE CYCLE OF ABUSE FOR FURTHER GENERATIONS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $287.9K

  • Children's Law Center Program

    CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER OF INDIANA (LAW CENTER) PROGRAM - PROVIDES LEGAL INFORMATION AND TRAINING FOR LAWYERS, JUDGES, CHILD SERVICE PROFESSIONALS, AND THE GENERAL COMMUNITY. THE LAW CENTER ALSO PROVIDES INFORMATION TO PEOPLE WHO CALL OR OTHERWISE ASK STAFF FOR ASSISTANCE WITH A CHILD-RELATED LEGAL ISSUE. THESE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE. THE LAW CENTER ALSO WRITES THE INDIANA CHINS AND FAMILY LAW DESKBOOK, WHICH IS A LEGAL REFERENCE GUIDE COVERING ALL ASPECTS OF CHINS (CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES). TPR (TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP), AND FAMILY LAW. THIS DESKBOOK IS DISTRIBUTED AND USED BY JUDICIAL OFFICERS, DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES OFFICES, CASA/GAL OFFICES, AND LAWYERS AROUND THE STATE. THE DESKBOOK, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER FREE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, IS AVAILABLE ON THE KIDS' VOICE WEBSITE. ALSO INCLUDED IN THE LAW CENTER PROGRAM ARE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:PARENTING COORDINATION CLINIC
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $312.3K