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The Office of Public Guardian, Inc., (OPG) serves adults with mental and/or physical disabilities as their court-appointed legal guardian when they are incapable of managing some or all of their affairs.
The Office of Public Guardian, Inc., was established to act as a substitute decision-maker for those persons in the Big Bend Area who are functionally impaired to the extent that they require the protection of court intervention. The OPG provides quality public assistance in the form of guardianship services to vulnerable adults adjudicated incapacitated who have no family, friends, or resources to obtain a private guardian.
Through the provision of public guardianship services and under the direction of the court, the OPG strives to:
- enhance quality of life,
- employ “substituted judgment,” acting as the person would have when making decisions in their best interests,
- protect against abuse, neglect and exploitation, and
- safeguard and exercise the fundamental civil rights of the people we serve
Guardianship is a serious step! Just because the person has a disability does not mean he or she needs a guardian. Guardianship is inappropriate if there are other alternatives such as a durable power of attorney, medical proxy, public benefits’ representative, etc.
You may contact our OPG Staff for more information regarding making a referral or possible alternatives.
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Dear Supporters of OPG:
We just received our check from the Alternative Christmas Market. $362.00. Thank you so much! That’s more than $200 more than we have received in past years. Great thanks go to Janet Graham who made a fabulous display for us and is fantastic at explaining the needs of OPG to others.
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Thank you to Ben Graybar, OPG Board member Linda Nelson,
and the entire Sunrise Rotary Club for joining a wonderful group of
sponsors in supporting OPG's mission and this year's signature event,
the OPG Getaway!
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