Q: What communities does the Citizen Review Boards meet in?

A: Logan, Brigham City, Ogden, Farmington, Salt Lake City, Provo, Payson, Richfield, Manti, Price, Cedar City, St. George, Moab, Roosevelt and Vernal have boards. Citizens may serve on a board near or in their community.


Q: How often do the boards meet and what hours?

A: Boards generally meet one day a month for the full day (8:30 AM to 5:00 PM). The review day is scheduled for the same day each month, for example, the first Tuesday of the month or the 3rd Wednesday of the month. This allows volunteers to arrange their schedules ahead of time. Before the review day, volunteers need to study approximately 4 to 6 hours the confidential case information mailed to them in order to be well prepared for the review day.


Q: Will I be required to write the report by myself?

A: No. The entire Citizen Review Board works together under the leadership of a FCCRB staff person, the Board Coordinator, to compose the Dispositional Report. The Board Coordinator writes the report.


Q: Who reads the FCCRB Dispositional Report?

A: The Dispositional Report is sent to all parties to the child’s case: the Division of Child and Family Services caseworker and supervisor, the attorneys, the parents, the foster parents, the therapist and the Juvenile Court Judge responsible for the child.


Q: How did the Foster Care Citizen Review Boards begin?

A: In 1993 the Utah State Legislature passed statute that created the FCCRB. The primary purpose was to bring community members into the child welfare process and provide each child in foster care with the opportunity to come to a review board. The FCCRB is an independent and impartial state agency that facilitates over 400 volunteers across the state that conducts case reviews. The FCCRB statute can be found in the Law & Policies section of this web site.


Q: How do I become a volunteer and serve on a Foster Care Citizen Review Board?

A: Request a volunteer application and/or submit the application on-line (see Volunteer Opportunities of this web site), Complete the FCCRB Training Curriculum and the 3-month probationary period of service successfully.


Q: Do you have a need for additional volunteers?

A: YES! We are always recruiting volunteers and appreciate inquiries from all interested persons in every area of the state.