2007 highlights

The GAL Program represented 4,399 children in 2,308 cases.

The GAL Program recruited and certified 100 new Guardian Ad Litem volunteer advocates and supported a total of 522 GAL advocates throughout the year.

The GAL Program advocated in Criminal Court on behalf of 400 children who were witnesses to or victims of crimes committed by their parents or other adult perpetrators.

The GAL Program continued its Transitioning Youth Project, an expansion of advocacy geared towards teens preparing to exit the foster care system. In 2007, the TYP Project served 286 teens.

The GAL Program Fully staffed and implemented the GAL Kinship Project.

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