About Cape Fear Guardian ad Litem

For the past 25 years Guardians ad Litem in New Hanover and Pender Counties, with the support of CFGALA, the Guardian Ad Litem can turn needs and wishes into realities: the need for a tutor, the wish for a pair of soccer shoes, the longing to join a class field trip, and many others. Each Guardian ad Litem knows the unique needs of their child.

A group of Guardian ad Litem volunteers founded CFGALA in 1999 and have made sure that as the number of children has grown, the dollars have grown to make sure needs and wishes come true for each of them. Help us support educational goals and extracurricular activities that contribute to positive growth into adulthood. Help us make sure no child’s wish is ever turned down.

We are made up of and run entirely by a volunteer board with input from social workers, guardians ad litem and foster parents.

Pender County, preventing crime, extracurricular activities, therapeutic activities, field trips

Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors is committed to ensuring that our Children enjoy childhood experiences that create lifelong memories, help develop unique talents and skills, and build the resilience our children will need to live productive and successful lives. The majority of Board members are active Guardians ad Litem.

Darlene Powell

President

Audrey Cox

Vice President

Kayleigh Fidler Ramsamooj

Secretary

Melissa Ellison

Treasurer

Anne Sorhagen

Member at Large/Historian

Jo Beth Hoke

Member at Large

Nicole Cargill

Member at Large

Monica Bohonicky

Member at Large

Pamela Stambaugh

Member at Large

New Hanover/Pender Guardian ad Litem

North Carolina provides trained, independent advocates to represent and promote the best interests of abused, neglected, and dependent children within the North Carolina state court system. Established in 1983 as a division of the North Carolina Office of the Courts, the Guardian ad Litem office equips community volunteers to serve abused and neglected children by advocating for their best interests in court.

The 6th District GAL office serves the children of New Hanover and Pender counties. The collaborative model of Guardian ad Litem attorney advocates, volunteers, and staff ensures that all North Carolina children who are alleged by the Department of Social Services to have been abused or neglected receive Guardian Ad Litem legal advocacy services.

To learn more or to become an advocate for children in New Hanover or Pender County, click the button.

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