Volunteer: Foster Care Review Program - Marion County

Our County's Foster Children Need Your HelpChildren in foster care need help from their community to help ensure they have a safe permanent home as soon as possible. Citizen Review Board volunteers are court appointed, and usually meet one weekday per month to provide case review and oversight of children and youth in out of home placements (foster care). Volunteers work to promote conditions that ensure that every child lives in a safe, secure, healthy, permanent home, preserving families whenever possible and that youth offenders become successful and productive members of society. Volunteer to serve on the Citizen Review Board, a program of the Oregon Judicial Department, because Every Day Counts...in the life of a child in foster Care.To apply to be a volunteer, contactVolunteer Resource Coordinator, Citizen Review Board, crb.volunteer.resources@ojd.state.or.us, 503.731.3391,Every Day Counts in the Life of a Child in Foster Care!There are over 625 children in foster care in Marion County alone!The Citizen Review Board (CRB) in Marion County is in dire need of Volunteer Board Members to serve on our boards and perform reviews of cases of children in foster/substitute care.Do you want to help ensure that these children live in safe, secure, healthy, and permanent homes? Do you have one day per month to review the cases of children and families involved with the foster care system?Apply to the CRB, Oregon’s foster care review program! CRB Volunteer Board Members review the case plans of children and families involved in the child welfare system and hold reviews to determine if placements and services are appropriate. The CRB Volunteer Board Members make legal findings and recommendations that are filed with the court.Immediate training opportunities are available; apply now if you are interested!This is a volunteer opportunity provided by VolunteerMatch, in partnership with LinkedIn for Good.