GAL's for All Nevada Foster Kids

Foster Kids are guaranteed by law to have a Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) appointed to help them! Nevada judges routinely ignore the law! Kids suffer!  




Projects

  • Help us Gather anecdotes.  Do you know of a Foster Kid who needs or needed a GAL and didn't get/have one. How were they negatively impacted?  This link will take you to the online forum, in the General section is the Anecdote link. Or click here to send it as an email
  • Volunteer to be a Volunteer GAL or GAL Substitute in your county/jurisdiction. - Maybe if we create a list it will help the judges.  The qualifications to be a substitute if a person who is qualified is not availabale are  almost nill.  You must not be a parent or other person responsible for the child’s welfare and you must be a volunteer.  That's it! Go to the online forum or just send an email.
  • Join our Mailing List - Keep yourself informed of progress and future needs.  We'll keep your email address private.
  • Stand up and be counted - Let us publish your name as a person or organization that is interested in our goals. We'll start a page when we have enough names.
  • Help with writing up an article about the  Legislative Intent behind NRS 432b- It might be helpful to know this.  Are you good at this kind of research?
  • History of GALs/CASAs in Nevada - What's the story.  How have we gotten to where we are today?  Research anyone? 
  • Be a Coordinator for your county/jurisdiction. 
    • Help us figure out which judges/courts handle 432b cases in each jurisdiction.
    • Contact judges, find out their perspective.
    • Create lists of potential volunteer GALs in counties that don't have established CASA/GAL programs.
  • If you can think of any other ways you or others can help, please let us know!