Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE FLORIDA GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE GAL PROGRAM, ITS VOLUNTEERS, AND ITS AFFILIATED CIRCUIT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE GUARDIAN AD LITEM REPRESENTATION FOR ABUSED, NEGLECTED AND ABANDONED CHILDREN IN FLORIDA'S DEPENDENCY SYSTEM.
PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND CONSULTATION TO THE 21 STATE NON-PROFITS THAT SUPPORT THE LOCAL GAL PROGRAMS. THE FLORIDA GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOUNDATION SERVES TO PROMOTE THE STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM AND EMPOWERS THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE FULL REPRESENTATION AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO FLORIDA'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN.
VOLUNTEER RETENTION AND RECRUITMENTVOLUNTEER RETENTION IS MAINTAINED THROUGH VARIOUS AVENUES SUCH AS VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION, TRAINING, VOLUNTEER COMMITTEES ON LOCAL AND STATEWIDE LEVELS, AND CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THEIR ADVOCACY OF FOSTER CHILDREN. VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT IS INCREASED BY CREATING AND MAINTAINING PARTNERSHIPS WITH CORPORATIONS, OTHER STATE AGENCIES AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
FINANCIAL SUPPORTIN THE FLORIDA GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM'S 35 YEARS, OVER 30,000 FLORIDA GUARDIAN AD LITEM VOLUNTEERS HAVE REPRESENTED THE BEST INTERESTS OF OVER 200,000 CHILDREN. TODAY THE FLORIDA GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM HAS MORE THAN 10,000 FLORIDA GUARDIAN AD LITEM VOLUNTEERS, BUT THERE ARE SOME CHILDREN WHO STILL NEED THE VOICE IN COURT PROVIDED BY A GUARDIAN AD LITEM. WHETHER THROUGH GRANTS, INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE DONATIONS, OR TIME, THE FLORIDA GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOUNDATION HAS CONTINUALLY WORKED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CHILDREN INVOLVED IN THE FLORIDA GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM. WHEN A SPECIFIC NEED IS IDENTIFIED, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES TARGETED SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE AND UNFUNDED NEEDS OF CHILDREN WHO ARE REPRESENTED BY FLORIDA GUARDIAN AD LITEM VOLUNTEERS. THE FOUNDATION FUNDS SUCH THINGS AS MEDICAL NEEDS AND MONEY FOR ACTIVITIES RELATED TO NORMALCY FOR CHILDREN REPRESENTED BY FLORIDA GUARDIAN AD LITEM VOLUNTEERS. THROUGH ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE FLORIDA GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM, THE FLORIDA GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOUNDATION IS HELPING CREATE A NEW REALITY, WHERE EVERY ABUSED, ABANDONED AND NEGLECTED CHILD IN FLORIDA HAS A VOICE IN COURT THROUGH THEIR GUARDIAN AD LITEM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Sonia Valladares | CEO AS OF NOVEMBER 2019 | 40 | $0 |
Eric Clark | CEO TILL OCTOBER 2019 | 40 | $0 |
David Van Der Like | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
Katie Mccarey | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
Christina Weaver | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
Neiko Shea | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
Leslie Schultz-Kin | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
Tom Robinson | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
Jessica Hendrickson | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
Bert Earp | BOARD TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
Lori Duarte-Roberts | BOARD PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
Kristi Aiello | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
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