Court Watch provides training for volunteers

The Fox Valley Court Watch, a nonprofit organization, is providing a training session Friday, Sept. 18, for interested volunteers in Kane County.

The Fox Valley Court Watch Program currently monitors the judicial process in domestic violence courts in Kane and Kendall counties judicial centers.

Court Watcher Observers are volunteers from the community, trained in domestic violence dynamics and court procedure who monitor, evaluate and advocate improving services for victims of domestic abuse.

Through Court Watch, volunteers document observations of all trial activities in misdemeanor and felony domestic violence cases, with an eye toward identifying strengths and weaknesses in the Kane and Kendall county judicial system. Volunteers must be 18 years of age, have an email address and daily email access.

Volunteers are required to attend one court session to observe the function in the courtroom before making that final commitment.

Training is being held Sept. 18 at the Kane County Judicial Center, Route 38, St. Charles, beginning at 8:30 a.m. with a continental breakfast and ending at 3:30 p.m.

To register for training, contact www.foxvalleycourtwatch.org for information and application form to volunteer. Click on " Contact Us" to indicate you will attend training Sept. 18 and will bring the application form to the training class.