A record number of new volunteer Court-Appointed Special Advocates were sworn in this month by Ocean County Family Court Judge Madelin Einbinder. These 19 advocates will be assigned to help children in foster care who have been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect.

A 30-hour training course teaches community volunteers how to be the eyes and ears for the Family Court, to write detailed court reports, and to advocate further for children who have been displaced from their biological…