VOICES FOR CHILDREN
2851 MEADOW LARK DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92123 www.speakupnow.org

Total Revenue
$7,537,510
Total Expenses
$5,953,413
Net Assets
$3,630,151

Organizations Filed Purposes: VOICES FOR CHILDREN TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF ABUSED CHILDREN BY PROVIDING THEM WITH COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASAS).

WE RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND SUPERVISE VOLUNTEERS TO ADVOCATE FOR ABUSED CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.

VOICE FOR CHILDREN (VFC) RECRUITS, TRAINS, AND MANAGES OVER 1,600 VOLUNTEERS ANNUALLY TO SERVE AS COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASAS) AND IS THE ONLY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DESIGNATED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE SUPERIOR COURTS OF SAN DIEGO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES TO PROVIDE THESE CASA SERVICES. VFC WAS FOUNDED IN 1980 IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AND SINCE 2015, HAS ALSO OPERATED THE CASA PROGRAM FOR RIVERSIDE COUNTY. MEN AND WOMEN CASA VOLUNTEERS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, BUILDING TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOSTER CHILDREN AND INTERFACING WITH THE PROFESSIONALS IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY AND PROTECT THE BEST INTERESTS OF ABUSED, NEGLECTED, AND ABANDONED CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. CURRENTLY ALL OF THE NEARLY 5,000 CHILDREN IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOSTER CARE RECEIVE SERVICE, AND OVER 2,625 OF THE 3,628 CHILDREN IN URGENT NEED OF ADVOCACY RECEIVE CASAS OR CASE LIAISON SUPPORT. IN ADDITION, 412 CHILDREN IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY ARE BEING SERVED BY CASAS. CASAS WORK CLOSELY WITH VFC STAFF TO PREPARE REPORTS FOR EACH JUVENILE COURT HEARING, AND DEVELOP APPROPRIATE CASE PLANS FOR THE CHILDREN. THIS INFORMATION HELPS SUPERIOR COURT DEPENDENCY JUDGES MAKE THE MOST INFORMED DECISIONS TO HELP EACH CHILD BE SAFE, HEALTHY, AND SUCCESSFUL. IN ADDITION, THE CASE FILES OF ALL CHILDREN IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOSTER CARE ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY, AND THOUSANDS OF REPORTS ARE WRITTEN AND FILED THAT EVALUATE, UPDATE, AND PRIORITIZE FOSTER CHILDREN'S CASES, WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF MATCHING THEM WITH TRAINED CASA VOLUNTEERS.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Valerie AttishaCHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER50$95,504
Kelly Capen DouglasCEO50$40,431
James Scoffin CpaCFO20$32,160
Ted TchangMEMBER1$0
Lauree SahbaMEMBER1$0
Penny E RobbinsMEMBER1$0
Kristi PfisterMEMBER1$0
Nancy R PfeifferMEMBER1$0
Hollis R Peterson EsqMEMBER1$0
Ryan BlairMEMBER1$0
Andrea Payne MoserMEMBER1$0
Dale E Yahnke Cfa CfpMEMBER1$0
Patty CohenMEMBER1$0
Katie SullivanMEMBER1$0
Jennifer O'ConnellMEMBER1$0
Richard Kintz EsqMEMBER1$0
The Honorable Susan D HuguenorMEMBER1$0
P Randolph Finch Jr EsqMEMBER1$0
Lisette FarrellMEMBER1$0
Erbin Keith EsqMEMBER1$0
Gina EllisMEMBER1$0
Nancy Banning DoyleMEMBER1$0
Annette BradburyMEMBER1$0
Mary BenirschkeMEMBER1$0
Melise BalastrieriMEMBER1$0
George LaiTREASURER1$0
Lise N WilsonesqSECRETARY1$0
Anneelise Goetz EsqVICE CHAIR1$0
William B Sailer EsqCHAIR1$0

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