Stop by the tables set up on Pope Patio to chat with various organizations relating to Family Welfare to learn about how to get involved in the community. October 9th, 11:00am-1:00pmRain location is Lower Pope.Learn about volunteering with these organizations and their upcoming events. These organizations will be represented:-Big Brothers and Big Sisters: Since 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is incredible potential. As the nation’s largest donor- and volunteer-supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers ("Bigs") and children ("Littles"), ages 5 through young adulthood in communities across the country. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.-CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children):CASA volunteers are appointed by the Juvenile Court Judge to advocate for children’s best interests. They are appointed to children at the time that they enter foster care, and stay with each case until it is closed and the child is in a safe, permanent home. CASA volunteers are a consistent, nurturing adult presence during a very uncertain, and sometimes scary and unstable time in a child’s life. The Kiwanis of Dalton: Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.And others!
Community Connections: Family Welfare
Stop by the tables set up on Pope Patio to chat with various organizations relating to Family Welfare to learn about how to get involved in the community. October 9th, 11:00am-1:00pmRain location is Lower Pope.Learn about volunteering with these organizations and their upcoming events. These organizations will be represented:-Big Brothers and Big Sisters: Since 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is incredible potential. As the nation’s largest donor- and volunteer-supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers ("Bigs") and children ("Littles"), ages 5 through young adulthood in communities across the country. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.-CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children):CASA volunteers are appointed by the Juvenile Court Judge to advocate for children’s best interests. They are appointed to children at the time that they enter foster care, and stay with each case until it is closed and the child is in a safe, permanent home. CASA volunteers are a consistent, nurturing adult presence during a very uncertain, and sometimes scary and unstable time in a child’s life. The Kiwanis of Dalton: Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.And others!