When a child is removed from her family because of abuse or neglect, someone needs to advocate for her in court. That advocate is a Guardian ad Litem. There are 300 of these volunteers in Vermont.
Mary Hayden, manager of Vermont’s Guardian ad Litem Program, and Guardian ad Litem Susan Hong discuss the work of these volunteers, the training they undergo, the research they do and how they arrive at the recommendations they make to the court on whether a child should be returned to their family.
Also on the program, Stowe resident RJ Thompson has been training to run the length of the Long Trail. He’s attempting to break the unsupported record on the Long Trail. We caught up with him right before he started his trek.
Plus, VPR is launching a new music project online called ‘Live From the Fort.’ We share a track from the first band to perform for the new series, Waylon Speed.
Broadcast live on Wednesday, August 20 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
