Volunteer Guardian

Help people in your local community by volunteering as a guardian!

The Department of Human Services is currently in need of volunteers to serve as guardians for wards of the state. Wards of the state are typically individuals with mental illness, disabilities, or dementia. Often, family members of the ward are not able to serve as guardian, and we look to caring community members for help.

Guardians work with professionals from DHS and other services agencies to make placement and treatment decisions for the ward. Thus, a guardian may be asked to signadmission requests for hospitals, complete applications for government assistance, and monitor the ward's treatment and condition. Guardians also make a brief yearly report to the court. If additional court involvement is necessary, the county attorney's office can help file the necessary paperwork. Guardians make a big difference for some of our community's most needy individuals!

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