History
Imagine being unable to leave the hospital simply because you don’t have someone to care for you. This was the reality for an elderly person living with Alzheimer’s disease who was a patient at a local hospital.
An Idea
This predicament sparked an idea and in 1996, a local attorney, Tony Serra, and the Hunterdon County Surrogate, Susan Hoffman, came together and created a new model of guardianship to help individuals who find themselves alone in a time of great need.
+ Volunteers
Tony identified a compassionate volunteer to become their guardian and offered his support as the volunteer carried out the duties of guardianship. Since this first guardianship match, we’ve worked with multiple referral sources to provide volunteers as legal guardians to people who are unable to make their own informed decisions.
= An Institution
For more than 25 years, Volunteer Guardianship One-on-One (VG) has continued to serve vulnerable populations, expanding beyond Hunterdon County into other central New Jersey counties and including other populations beyond dementia to anyone with debilitating cognitive issues.
Our Mission
“To provide compassionate one-on-one guardianship services to legally incapacitated adults through the education, oversight and support of dedicated volunteers.“
Our Vision
We envision a community that cares for its most vulnerable citizens and where all people have their goals, needs, and preferences represented in the decisions that impact them.
Values & Ethics
Values
VG maintains the highest level of professionalism and ethics in serving our clients and supporting our volunteers, while providing community-based, culturally-relevant care. Our trustees, employees, volunteer guardians abide by the National Guardianship Association Ethical Principles and Standards.
Ethics
Our trustees, employees, and volunteer guardians abide by the National Guardianship Association’s Standards and Ethical Principles, summarized below.
A guardian: