Children In Placement

Children in Placement trained 15 new volunteers, provided 3,969 volunteer hours, 173 Children were assisted, 96 Children received permanent Placement in a safe home.children in Placement recruits, trains and supervises an ethnically and racially diverse pool of local volunteers to become guardians ad litem ("gal") in Connecticut courts. After undergoing rigorous screening and criminal background and sex offender registry checks, gal volunteers then complete 40 hours of intense training before their case assignments and 12 hours of inservice training for each subsequent year. Gals are authorized by the court to investigate the needs of the whole child, including interviewing the child, biological and foster parents, educators, health care providers, therapists and others who may be involved in the child's life.in addition, cip offers a transitional support program for youth at risk. By pairing a consistent adult with a youth, trust is earned, valued and skills are learned to become thriving, contributing adults.for the year ended june 30, 2024, Children in Placement received donated services of $99,225 based upon total gal volunteer hours of 3,969 valued at $25 per hour. Although Children in Placement recognizes the value of the services provided by gals in our books and financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices, the in-kind donated services are not reported on the 990 as expenses or income.