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Court Appointed Special Advocates
ORGANIZATION: Lower Shore CASA, Inc.
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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49 people are interested
Every year more than half a million abused and neglected children are in need of safe, permanent, nurturing homes. Too many spend years moving from one temporary home to another. They have no family to call their own. They are more likely than other children to face homelessness, unemployment, even prison as adults. That's where CASA [Court Appointed Special Advocate] steps in. CASA was created to make sure the abuse and neglect these children originally suffered at home doesn't continue. As trained advocates, CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to be a voice for these children in courts. The anticipated outcome is that children will placed into safe, loving and permanent homes where they can thrive.
More opportunities with Lower Shore CASA, Inc.
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About Lower Shore CASA, Inc.
Location:
124 N. Main Street, Suite C, Berlin, MD 21811, US
Mission Statement
The mission of CASA is to speak for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the courts. We promote and support quality volunteer representation for children to provide each child a safe, permanent, nurturing home.
Description
Every year more than half a million abused and neglected children are in need of safe, permanent, nurturing homes. That's where CASA steps in. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) was created in 1977 to make sure the abuse and neglect these children originally suffered at home doesn't continue as abuse and neglect at the hands of the system. As trained advocates, CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to be a voice for these children in court. The result is that a child is placed into a safe, loving home where he/she can thrive. It is the CASA vision to provide a volunteer for each and every abused and neglected child who needs one.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations Salisbury, MD 21801
DATE POSTED
August 15, 2023
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- The most that is required is that every volunteer reaches out to their assigned child (via phone, email, text, FaceTime) as often as THEY agree is necessary. CASA does ask that each child is contacted in person once per month ( if possible).
- There are no schedules to follow. There is no weekly time commitment (only if the volunteer wishes to visit their child weekly). Training is available and offered on-line and is self paced. No additional burden on your schedules!