Organizations Filed Purposes:
New River Valley Child Advocacy, Resources, Education, and Services (NRV CARES) is dedicated to protecting children and strengthening families.
NRV CARES promotes the prevention of child abuse/neglect in the New River Valley located in Southwest Virginia. The Organization's mission and programs are described in Part III. NRV CARES serves Giles, Floyd, Montgomery, and Pulaski Counties and the City of Radford.
Parent Education offers three programs to the community. Parenting Young Children, Circle of Parents, and Parenting through Separation and Divorce. Parenting Young Children provided eight-week courses to 120 parents/caregivers of children under the age of six, using the STEP curriculum. Child care and meals were provided. 89% reported an increase in knowledge of concepts covered. Circle of Parents offered a weekly support group to 37 parents/caregivers of children of any age. 100% reporting increased coping skills. Parenting through Separation and Divorce provided four-hour seminars to 95 parents/caregivers co-parenting a child or children. 89% reporting increased ability to co-parent or parallel parent. 4,360 service hours were provided.
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of the New River Valley recruits, trains, and supports community volunteers who advocate for safe, permanent placements of children involved in child abuse/neglect court cases. Assigned by the presiding Judge, CASA volunteers research the child's situation and provide detailed reports to the courts. Judges are able to make well informed decisions regarding the placement of the child. 116 abused/neglected children received advocacy per Virginia Code Section 9.1-153. 95% of children served by CASA achieved permanency per Adoption and Safe Families Act guidelines. CASA volunteers provided 2,168 hours of advocacy to the community.
Community Education programs target all ages and inform about issues regarding child abuse/neglect in the New River Valley. Hugs and Kisses (a play shown in elementary schools addressing the serious issue of child sexual abuse in an inappropriate manner), Stewards of Children (trains adult employees and volunteers of youth-serving communities to prevent, recognize, and respond to child sexual abuse), community presentations (around the issues of child abuse/neglect and NRV CARES programs), and parenting workshops were provided. Prevention materials were also distributed throughout the New River Valley. 2,558 individuals were served. Each program achieved target levels of outcomes.
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 |
|---|
| Ramona Digiulian | Grant Specialist/Finance Dir. | 40 | $43,145 |
| Juli Dellorso | Executive Director | 40 | $15,346 |
| Michael Mcgee | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Andi Golusky | Executive Director | 40 | $0 |
| Kerry Vandergrift | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Kris Olin | Chair, Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Greg Reiter | Vice Chair, Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Hamric | Treasurer, Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Orr | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Jennifer Majdanik | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Czar | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Gretchen Carlson-Hagee | Board Secretary | 2 | $0 |
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