Kentucky Court of Justice
Volunteers needed in Anderson County to assist children placed in foster care

FRANKFORT, Ky., Oct. 24, 2005 ¾ The Anderson County Citizen Foster Care Review Board (CFCRB) is seeking volunteers to make a difference in the lives of local foster children. Volunteers are needed to review cases of children placed in foster care because of dependency, abuse and neglect. Anderson County currently has nearly 25 children in foster care.

"Volunteering with a review board is a way to really help the children in our community," said Melissa Goins, CFCRB field coordinator.

The Kentucky General Assembly created the Citizen Foster Care Review Boards in 1982 as a way to decrease the time children spend in foster care. CFCRB volunteers review Cabinet for Health and Family Services files to help ensure that foster children receive the necessary services while in out-of-home care and are placed in permanent homes as quickly as possible. 

Nearly 750 volunteers serve as members of the 141 local review boards across the state. In the last year alone, the boards reviewed the case files of 8,333 children who were removed from their homes and placed into foster care. All volunteers must complete a six-hour initial training session, and consent to a criminal record and central registry check. A recommendation is then made to the chief judge of District Court or Family Court for appointment.

The Anderson County CFCRB meets every other month at the Department for Community Based Services, 117 Hilltop Dr., Lawrenceburg. For more information, contact:

Melissa Goins, Field Coordinator

Anderson County Foster Care Review Board

502-573-2350 or 800-928-2350

The Dependent Children’s Services Division of the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) in Frankfort oversees the CFCRB program. The AOC is the administrative arm of the Kentucky Court of Justice and supports the activities of more than 3,400 court system employees, including elected justices, judges and circuit court clerks. The AOC also executes the Judicial Branch budget.

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