Programs

  • Volunteer Advocacy Programs

    OUR MISSION IS TO BE THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEERS WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. WE SERVE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH FOUR VOLUNTEER DRIVEN PROGRAMS: 1) PLACER CASA, WHICH PROVIDES COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASAS) TO YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE AND YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE DELINQUENCY/PROBATION SYSTEM, 2) PLACER MENTORS, WHICH PROVIDES ADULT MENTORS FOR YOUTH WHO ARE AT RISK OF EDUCATIONAL FAILURE, OR OF ENTERING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE OR CHILD WELFARE SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS FORMER FOSTER YOUTH WHO HAVE AGED OUT OF FOSTER CARE, 3) FAMILY MENTORS, WHICH ASSIGNS MENTORS TO PARENTS WHO ARE STRIVING TO REBUILD THEIR FAMILIES AND REUNIFY WITH THEIR CHILDREN WHO ARE IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, AND 4) PROSPER PLACER, WHICH UTILIZES COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO HELP FAMILIES MOVE OUT OF POVERTY BY SHARING KNOWLEDGE, CONNECTIONS AND FRIENDSHIP. IN 2020-21 WE PROVIDED CASA VOLUNTEERS TO 351 FOSTER CHILDREN AND 35 JUVENILE JUSTICE YOUTH. OF THESE, 29 WERE INVOLVED IN OR WERE ATRISK OF INVOLVEMENT IN SEX TRAFFICKING. WE ALSO PROVIDED FAMILY MENTORS TO 72 STRUGGLING PARENTS, AND PROSPER PLACER "ALLIES" TO 26 FAMILIES. ALTOGETHER, WE DIRECTLY SERVED 484 INDIVIDUALS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH HIGHLY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATED 19,603 HOURS AND DROVE 92,324 MILES.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $898.6K

  • Program 1 [2024]

    OUR MISSION IS TO BE THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEERS WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. WE SERVE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THREE VOLUNTEER DRIVEN PROGRAMS: 1) PLACER CASA, WHICH PROVIDES COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASAS) TO YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE AND YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE DELINQUENCY/PROBATION SYSTEM, 2) FAMILY MENTORS, WHICH ASSIGNS MENTORS TO PARENTS WHO ARE STRIVING TO REBUILD THEIR FAMILIES AND REUNIFY WITH THEIR CHILDREN WHO ARE IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, AND 3) PROSPER PLACER, WHICH UTILIZES COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO HELP FAMILIES MOVE OUT OF POVERTY - THE NEXT STEP AFTER FAMILY MENTORS.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR 2023-2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTSIN 2023-2024 WE PROVIDED CASA VOLUNTEERS TO 436 CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE FOSTER SYSTEM. WE ALSO SERVED 193 FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN WERE DETAINED, OR AT RISK OF BEING DETAINED. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDED EXTRACURRICULAR GRANTS TO 97 FOSTER YOUTH. ALTOGETHER WE IMPACTED 726 INDIVIDUALS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH FUNDING, AND HIGHLY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATED 18,830 HOURS AND DROVE 143,024 MILES TO VISIT WITH YOUTH AND FAMILIES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.6M