NC Guardian ad Litem 5th District

A late share, but you can dine until they close!

Dinner plans for tomorrow? Dine to Donate at Bubba's 33 (1618 Western Blvd) tomorrow from 11AM- 11PM.
Proceeds benefit the Onslow County LINKS program, which teaches independent living skills to teens in fostercare. Show or mention this flyer when you dine in or take out!

Will you wear blue with us? 💙
Positive Childhoods Start With Us, which means every action counts. Join us on Friday, April
10 for Wear Blue Day to show your commitment to strengthening families and creating
positive childhoods for all.
Make your plan to wear blue and share your photo using and

💠WISHLIST WEDNESDAY 💠
💠FOSTER CLOSET GREATEST NEEDS💠

Since January 1st, we have provided 💠27💠 New Placement Comfort Bags and 💠62💠 additional *Seasonal* Assistance Requests for our Foster Closets....

When a child enters foster care, it often happens in a hurry. We want to make sure our caregivers are equipped to say "YES" when that call comes and that every one of these kiddos has the items, dignity and hope they need during this transition.

Our Current Greatest Needs:

👶Convertible Car Seats
🪮Textured Hair Care Products and Accessories
🧦New Socks & Underwear for Toddlers
🛏️Crib/Toddler Bed Mattress

🛒 Shop our Amazon Wishlist:
Wilmington Office: https://a.co/0hz4eDMO
Jacksonville Office: https://a.co/024c4y91

💰 Give a tax-deductible donation: https://givebutter.com/foster-pantry-inc
🛏️
Every bit helps us wrap these kids in comfort!

Chief Justice Paul Newby has proclaimed April as Guardian ad Litem (GAL) Child Advocate Month in North Carolina, recognizing the more than 3,300 GAL volunteers who help improve the lives of children and youth across the State of North Carolina. Read Chief Newby's proclamation here: https://buff.ly/jy8Dn6A

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Our Offices will be closed Wednesday, December 24th and will reopen on December 29th.

For our Jones County Peeps....

👖 REMINDER! 👚

The Jones County Community Closet Pop-Up kicks off this weekend — check the flyer for full details!

👉 Please share this post to help us spread the word.
👍 And don’t forget to like the Jones County Community Closet page to stay updated on future pop-up events!

Jones County North Carolina....We need you!
Next training begins soon.

Join Us! Become a GAL Volunteer Today! Passionate GAL staff share an invitation to become a Guardian ad Litem volunteer.

Join us in celebrating with Tim, his most recent advocacy for a child in the courts has ended with permanency!

Welcome to our newest GAL volunteer Molly! We are excited to have her on our D5 team.

Congratulations to the FOUR children receiving permanency yesterday! A big shout out to Jeanine for helping it happen!!

Thank you, Jameka, for being a voice for children in the courts. Last month, Jameka closed out another case by advocating for permanency in the court system.