Be A Guardian Ad Litem Volunteer

Training is offered for those who have a desire to make a  difference in the lives of children involved in the Brevard County Courts and who have an interest in the legal system.  

Many children in Brevard County are abused, abandoned, and/or neglected.  They need and deserve to have their voices heard when their cases come before the Court.  Florida Statute requires that the Court appoint a guardian for them.  Guardian Ad Litem recruits, trains, and supervises about 240 volunteers who care enough to give unselfishly their time to make the difference in the lives of these children.  

CONTACT:   Leslie A. Gispanski, Training Coordinator, 321-690-6823.  Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  For your convenience, the answering machine is on during other hours.  If email is an option for  you, write Leslie.Gispanski@flcourts18.org

Be A Rolling Reader Volunteer

Rolling Readers Space Coast, Inc. has TWO reading programs for children pre-kindergarten through third grade in 21 Brevard County Title 1 Schools: 

READ ALOUD PROGRAM: Volunteers read to a classroom of children in pre-kindergarten through third grade to develop listening skills and learn the love and joy of reading. 

TUTOR/MENTOR PROGRAM: Tutors work one-on-one with at-risk children developing reading skills and improving comprehension. 

All volunteers complete three hours of training. For further information, please call the Rolling Readers office at (321) 254-9976 or e-mail: rollingreaders2@juno,com. 

Rolling Readers Space Coast, Inc. also accepts funds donated by individuals, businesses, corporations and organizations to purchase good-quality books given to each child in the program, and, to help sustain Rolling Readers programs in our Title I schools. To mail a contribution, send your check to:

Rolling Readers Space Coast, Inc.
1948 Pineapple Avenue, 102A
Melbourne, FL 32935

Please Contribute To The Statue Fund

Contribute to a lasting tribute to honor Brevardâs only Medal of Honor recipient, Emory L. Bennett. The Cocoa City Council has given permission for a statue to be placed in the Cocoa Riverfront Park. It will honor the man who loved his country, his comrades and the city in which he grew to be a hero. Please help. All contributions are welcome. Send to:  

Emory L. Bennett Memorial Foundation, Inc.*

P.O. Box 560803, Rockledge, FL 32956-0803

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The Emory L. Bennett Foundation needs volunteers to help raise funds for the statute. The Foundation generally meets once a month at the Central Brevard Reference Library, Forrest Avenue, Cocoa. To find out meeting dates and times, contact the Foundation directly at the above address or email the John M. Bennett, chairman of the foundation at: needle-fish@juno.com