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Become a Powerful Voice
in a Child's Life
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Your commitment to improving the lives of abused and neglected
children may qualify you to become a CASA Volunteer! CASA Volunteers - Court Appointed Special Advocates - are ordinary
people who are committed to speaking up for children who are victims of abuse and neglect. No special educational
background or expertise is required. If you have good people skills, common sense, the ability to be empathetic and
non-judgmental, and a love of children, you could make a difference in the life of a child.
Click here to watch a video about being a CASA Volunteer!
Getting Started:
The form below will allow you to fill out the volunteer application online,
or you can save the form to your desktop, open it, and complete it from there. THE DATA YOU ENTER WILL NOT BE SAVED,
so once the form is complete, print, sign and return it to us. Please let us know if you need assistance. DO
NOT include a payment for the background checks; the state will take care of this fee. If you are unable
to download the form or would prefer that we send you a hard copy instead, please Contact Us.
CASA Spring Training Session:
| DATE | TIME | CHAPTER | HOURS | TITLE/SUBJECT | GUEST
SPEAKER | | | | | 1 | Orientation | | | | | | 1 | Interview at CASA Office | | | 18-Feb | 5:30-8:30pm | 1 | 3 | The
role of the CASA volunteer | | | 20-Feb | 9:00-1:00pm | 3,4 | 4 | Understanding Families/Child Welfare System | | | 25-Feb | 5:30-8:30pm | 2 | 3 | Introducing the Law, the Child Protection System and the Courts | Duane Osborne,Atty. | | 4-Mar | 5:30-8:30pm | 3 | 3 | Cultural Diversity | Isabel
Taylor | | 6-Mar | 9:00-1:00pm | 4,5 | 4 | Substance Abuse - MEET AT CHRYSALIS HOUSE | Jennifer StamperMSW | | 11-Mar | 5:30-8:30pm | 6,7 | 3 | Understanding Families: Communicating w/Children | Dr. Otto Kaak | | 13-Mar | 9:00-1:00pm | 8,9 | 4 | Information gathering, documenting and court reports, Safety | | | 18-Mar | 5:30-8:30pm | 10 | 3 | Putting It All
Together | Volunteer Panel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Court Observation
(Mon/Wed) | 4 | Court observations scheduled during last 2 wks. | | | Scheduled independently | 1 | Final interview
with Director | | | | | | 34 | TOTAL
HOURS | |
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