CHILDREN IN PLACEMENT INC
155 EAST STREET, NEW HAVEN, CT 06511 www.childreninplacement.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ADVOCACY, MONITORING, AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM SERVICES TO CHILDREN IN THE CONNECTICUT FOSTER CARE SYSTEM.

CHILDREN IN PLACEMENT TRAINED 31 NEW VOLUNTEERS, PROVIDED 13,121 VOLUNTEER HOURS, 282 CHILDREN WERE ASSISTED, 85 CHILDREN RECEIVED PERMANENT PLACEMENT IN A SAFE HOME. NOTE: DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, MANY CASES WERE PUT ON HOLD RESULTING IN LOWER NUMBERS. WE ANTICIPATE AN INCREASED WORKLOAD ONCE THE COURTS REOPEN AND THE BACKLOG OF CASES BEGIN TO BE ASSIGNED. CHILDREN IN PLACEMENT RECRUITS, TRAINS, AND SUPERVISES AN ETHNICALLY AND RACIALLY DIVERSE POOL OF LOCAL VOLUNTEERS TO BECOME GUARDIAN 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 IN-SERVICE 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, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, THERAPISTS, AND OTHERS WHO INFLUENCE THE CHILD'S LIFE. GAL VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE CONTINUITY BY STAYING WITH THE CHILD UNTIL THE CASE IS RESOLVED. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020, CHILDREN IN PLACEMENT RECOGNIZED DONATED SERVICES OF $328,025 BASED UPON TOTAL GAL VOLUNTEER HOURS OF 13,121 VALUED AT $25 PER HOUR. ALTHOUGH CHILDREN IN PLACEMENT RECOGNIZES THE VALUE OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY GALS IN THEIR BOOKS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THE IN-KIND DONATED SERVICES ARE NOT REPORTED ON THE 990 AS EXPENSES OR INCOME.

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