Not Your Typical Mentoring Opportunity!

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With just 10-15 hours a month, CASAs can make a difference in the life of a child. More than a typical mentor, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) are volunteer advocates for children in foster care, speaking up on their behalf and helping them through what is often a confusing and scary time.

What do CASAs do?

CASAs act as fact-finders for the judges, providing them with information that they may never get otherwise. CASAs gather information from Court documents, social workers’ files, and educational, medical and therapy records. They also speak with the child, family members, school officials, health providers, and other professionals involved in the child’s life. CASAs use this information, as well as firsthand observations, to advocate for the child in Court and school, and in other aspects of their lives. The CASA’s role is to consider what is in the child’s best interest and to make sure that each child’s individual needs are met.

The children we serve have been removed from their homes due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment. Many feel very much alone--until they meet their CASA. CASAs visit with their case children at least once a month. This provides the children with stability and consistency and allows the CASAs to better understand the needs of the children, as well as the children themselves. Some CASAs build and maintain positive, trusting relationships with their case children, much like mentors.

If you are ready for the role of a lifetime, if you are ready to help create a brighter future for a foster child, contact Voices for Children today! Visit our website at www.speakupnow.org.