I Speak For This Child: True Stories of a Child Advocate - Softcover

Courter, Gay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595168396 ISBN 13: 9780595168392

Publisher: iUniverse, 2001

Synopsis

In I Speak For This Child, best-selling novelist Gay Courter recounts her experiences as a Guardian ad Litem, a volunteer court-appointed advocate for children involved in Florida's court system. Following her first tentative approach to her local Court Appointed Special Advocates program to her more determined efforts, we get an insider's glimpse on this hidden world and learn what it takes to ensure that America's most vulnerable citizens are treated with care and respect. Courter's story is both heartbreaking and heartwarming, and is an inspiration for anyone who has ever looked up from a newspaper and wondered, "What can I do to help?"

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

true story of Gay Courter's experiences as a court-appointed guardian for children--of her first tentative approach to her local program after learning about it in a Parade magazine cover story, of learning the duties and responsibilities of her position, and of her efforts to ensure that, at least in the cases assigned to her, American's most vulnerable citizens are treated with care and respect.

About the Author:

Gay Courter is the author of five best-selling novels including: The Midwife, The Midwife?s Advice, River of Dreams, Code Ezra, and Flowers in the Blood. With husband, Philip, she has produced over one hundred award-winning films. They have two sons and a daughter adopted from foster care. Gay has been an active Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteer for more than ten years. www.gaycourter.com

About this edition

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0595168396
• ISBN 13: 9780595168392
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 420