Robert Schoffel was recently recognized as Volunteer of the Year at the annual Guardian ad Litem Volunteer Appreciation Event for his outstanding commitment to ensuring our youngest community members have someone advocating for their best interests. The Guardian ad Litem Volunteer Appreciation awards celebrate our volunteers whose influence and leadership skills have made a difference…
Healthy relationships play an important role in all of our lives, but for children they’re particularly significant, helping to shape them into both the adults they’ll become and the relationships they’ll continue to forge. Once our children hit puberty and begin to experiment with romantic liaisons it’s therefore important that we’re aware of their interactions,…
As I sit here trying to think of what to write in order to move you, to inspire you and to inform you, I can hear Whitney Houston’s lyrics singing in my head, “I believe that children are our future, Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they…
Title: Development and Operations Coordinator Position Description: 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…
You’ve heard of child abuse and neglect. You’ve seen terrible cases of it on the news. You might have even known someone who has personally gone through it, but do you know how to spot it? It is your duty as a parent, friend, professional and an American Citizen to report it if you have…
During the month of March, we invited our kids to participate in our first ever Dream BIG t-shirt design contest. We gave the kids a theme: I will be _____ when I grow up. We got amazing submissions and had a very difficult time selecting just one. So, we selected two designs to be featured until April 16, 2016. …
YOUR belief in our work has made a difference. At the 5-year mark, we look back and count the successes that YOU helped us achieve! Our promise to you is that we will continue to work each day, with a renewed energy and passion, to transform the blessing of your support into increased opportunities for our community’s most vulnerable youth. Here…
2015 has been an incredible year for Voices for Children of Broward County. As a special thank you for your commitment to us we have created a short video highlighting 2015. We have endless appreciation to each and everyone of you. Thank YOU for giving our children opportunities to Dream BIG! Here is what we…
In our society, the basic needs and rights of children are entrusted to their families. When abuse, neglect or abandonment break those family ties, the State steps in to place our most vulnerable children in the child welfare system. When home is no longer a safe place, more than 600,000 children a year nationally –…