Volunteer Guardianship One-On-One Inc

Volunteer guardianship one on one, inc. Assisted guardians in the care of their wards during 2019. The organization also held various educational programs for the guardians and general public. A formal guardianship training curriculum is currently being developed, and new seminar topics related to geriatric health issues will be presented. Additionally, an emergency guardianship training program is being developed to be used in hospital settings in the tri-state area. Currently, most of the wards are in hunterdon county, but the organization is planning to expand to other counties in nj because the need for guardians is so great. Several members of the board of directors trained as medical professionals and social workers, collaborate with the director of volunteers on handling difficult situations involving the guardians and wards, providing invaluable insight.

Volunteer guardianship one on one, inc. Assisted approximately 20 guardians in the care of their wards during 2013. The organization held some educational programs on what do to when the ward dies and how to manage the financial affairs of the ward. Currently, all of the wards are in hunterdon county, nj but people have been contacting the organization about expanding its services to other counties and states.several members of the board of directors are medical professionals and social workers who have assisted the guardians on some very tough cases this past year. In one of the 2013 cases, the organization took on a new ward who was being taken advantage of by family members. The organization worked with the county surrogate to appoint a professional guardian ad-litem to help this ward. This guardian ad-litem was an attorney who handled some very complicated legal matters. Once the legal matters were resolved, the guardianship was passed on to ar volunteer guardian in the organi