Voices for Children is Howard County's Court Appointed Special Advocate Program located in Columbia, Maryland. Our mission is to recruit, train and supervise volunteers to advocate for children who are the subject of juvenile court preceedings. The children are involved in the courts due to abuse and/or neglect or to delinquency. Volunteer advocates gather all the details of the case and from that information make recommendations to the court about what is in the best interest of that child. Their goal is that each child be placed in a safe and permanent home.