Hudson Vicinage Seeks Volunteers for Child Placement Review Boards and Juvenile Conference Committees

The Hudson Vicinage is seeking volunteers to serve on its Child Placement Review (CPR) boards and Juvenile Conference Committees (JCC).

CPR board members monitor cases of children placed in foster care or residential placements by protective services to ensure that the placement serves the best interests of the child. Board members review case records and plans, interview interested parties, and make recommendations to the court.

Members are appointed by the court for a provisional term of one year and could be reappointed for additional three-year terms.

JCC members act as an arm of the court in a confidential manner by hearing cases involving alleged minor offenders and making recommendations to a family court judge for a resolution that will help with the juvenile’s rehabilitation.

JCC volunteers are required to complete mandatory program-specific training.

Prospective CPR and JCC members must undergo a screening process that includes an application, interview, fingerprinting and criminal background check. Youth volunteer applicants to Juvenile Conference Committees are not subject to fingerprinting and criminal background checks.

Interested candidates can access the volunteer application at njcourts.gov.  For more information about these programs and the application process, contact Hudson Vicinage Volunteer Coordinator Jessica Mickley at Jessica.Mickley@njcourts.gov or 201-748-4400, ext. 60418.