Volunteers needed to Speak Up for Abused and Neglected Children.

Each year hundreds of children are abused and neglected in Wapello, Appanoose, Davis, and Monroe Counties. Volunteers are needed to advocate for these children to insure they are not forgotten by a system that is overburdened and overwhelmed with abuse cases. Be the link for a child between where that child is today and where that child should be. Help a child make the journey from hurt to hope. It is not an easy journey and it takes a special person to hold the hand of an abused child who's heart has been broken. It takes time, understanding, determination, and patience.

Volunteers must be 19 years of age, participate in an in-depth interview, and consent to background checks. Volunteers attend 30 hours of training; twenty of those being done in Des Moines or Cedar Rapids, and ten being done locally.