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The Children’s Guardian Fund provides funding to meet emergency needs and enable normalcy and enrichment in the lives of children in foster and state care in Florida’s 12th Judicial Circuit. We also promote public awareness and community support for the children’s needs. And finally, believing that every child removed from their home needs a voice, we provide limited funding to support the recruitment, training and retention of Guardian ad Litem Program volunteers.

The Challenge

To meet the needs of children who have been removed from abusive or neglectful families and placed in the state’s care.

What We Do

Provide resources that help children in foster care develop a sense of normalcy and self-worth.

Our History

Discover how we partner with the Guardian ad Litem program to provide children with a voice and enrich their lives.

Upcoming Event

  • Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon

    If you are an active GAL volunteer in the 12th Judicial Circuit, The Children’s Guardian Fund Board would like to invite you to an appreciation luncheon on May 5, 2023, at noon.  Enjoy a delicious lunch at Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club while hearing from Dependency Court Judge Andrea McHugh and networking with fellow volunteers.

    Doors open for check-in at 11:30.  The program begins at noon.

    Appreciation Luncheon Registration

    The Children's Guardian Fund invites all active 12th Circuit GAL volunteers to attend (no non-GAL spouses or friends.)

News

  • Lakewood Ranch Women’s Club continues to support local charities
    Oct 17, 2022
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    Lakewood Ranch Women’s Club’s 25th Birthday Celebration Raises $17,000 for Charity By Monika Templeman, LWRWC 25th Birthday Charity Fundraiser and Publicity  Chair – Photo by Allyson Sokol On Wednesday, October 12, 2022, Lakewood Ranch Women’s […]
  • Your support at work
    Sep 23, 2022
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    So many children benefitted from your generosity at the start of the school year…366 to be exact!  Children temporarily placed with a relative or non-relative caregiver are […]
  • Recognized for our excellence
    Sep 23, 2022
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    The Children’s Guardian Fund was one of the finalists for the 2022 Manatee Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year award in the non-profit category.  […]