Retiree uses experience to help neglected children
As a school psychologist for 17 years, Charlotte MacNeice, of Cologne, Galloway Township, worked with some children who had been neglected or abused. hen she retired and learned about Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASAs, she decided to put that experience to use. The CASA program, which began nationally in 1986, recruits, trains and supervises community volunteers.
CASAs spend time with the child or children they are assigned to, interview others involved and make recommendations regarding the child’s needs to a Family Court judge. Often it means working with the Division of Youth and Family Services, or DYFS, to help children find new homes. The goal is to find safe, permanent homes for the children and provide services to the children if needed.
MacNeice, who retired after working with the Mullica Township School District, was also a bilingual guidance counselor in Camden and has served as an education consultant, ESL teacher, VISTA volunteer in Puerto Rico and Peace Corps volunteer in Colombia.
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