Citizen Review Panels
Citizen Review Panels (CRP)
Fostering Our Future is actively working to establish Citizen Review Panels in Central Florida to advocate for children currently in Florida’s child welfare system.
A Citizen Review Panel is composed of five volunteer members who monitor and review cases of children placed in out-of-home (foster) care. The establishment of and guidelines for Citizen Review Panels is detailed in Florida Statute 39.702. Members are recruited from the community and provided thorough training in dependency laws, departmental policies, and judicial procedures.
Each CRP will meet one day a month to review five to eight cases. The panel will review the case plan and progress made, address the safety and appropriateness of the child’s current placement, identify barriers to permanency, and make recommendations regarding the case to the court. Panels consider not only the documentation presented to them, but also input from case managers, parents, therapists, caregivers, relatives, and other persons who have pertinent information regarding the child or the case.
The implementation of Central Florida CRPs will not only ensure that children involved in each case move toward permanency expediently, but it will also stimulate continual improvement in the provision of services and help ease the excess workload on the court system.
Interested in further information and applying?
For Brevard, Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties, contact:
Julie Stephenson at julies@fosteringourfuture.com
Foster Family Testimonials
The Christian-based classes with Fostering Our Future offer an enriching experience for individuals interested in becoming foster parents. Having previously fostered for fifteen years as well as co-training traditional MAPP/Pride classes, Fostering Our Future is truly a remarkable approach.
We felt so defeated in the mainstream classes and support systems until we found Fostering Our Future, Julie, Bill, and their team. The classes brought real-life situations and principles, tangible advice, and allowed us to work at our pace with weekly gatherings to connect, share, review, ask questions, and have meaningful discussions.
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