January 27, 2009
Join CASA – Help Protect America’s Children
CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates. These advocates are assigned to a child currently caught in the child welfare system.
Children caught in the system are often moved from place to place, questioned by many different police officers, judges, doctors, and social workers. As you can imagine this can be a terrifying and insecure time for the child.
CASA volunteers are typically assigned only one child at a time and will stay with that child until the child is in a safe, permanent home. Your only job is to care for the child and stand up for the child’s rights when needed.
Currently there are nearly 60,000 CASA volunteers while there are nearly half a million children in the child welfare system. Obviously there is a great need for more volunteers. In order to become a CASA volunteer you will have to attend 30 hours of training after passing a background test. Most advocates spend about 10 hours a month working on their case.
To learn more about CASA and how you can help: www.nationalcasa.org
