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Will you advocate for Ava?
ORGANIZATION: CASA of Santa Barbara County
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Ava is just 5 months old. She was removed from her mother at birth because she tested positive for opioids. Her foster mother is having trouble finding the right formula to keep Ava at a healthy weight. She needs to see the doctor every two weeks.
Ava needs an advocate to help monitor her health and development. She needs a Court Appointed Special Advocate, a CASA volunteer.
Will you become a Court Appointed Special Advocate for a child like Ava? Our next training class starts in April, you can apply online at sbcasa.org/volunteer or email volunteer@sbcasa.org for more information.
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About CASA of Santa Barbara County
Location:
2125 S Broadway, Suite 106, Santa Maria, CA 93454, US
Mission Statement
The mission of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Santa Barbara County is to assure a safe, permanent, nurturing home for all abused and/or neglected children by providing a highly trained volunteer to advocate for them in the court system.
Description
Every day in this country, 1,900 children become victims of abuse or neglect, and four of them will die. Every day. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children is a network of 949 community-based programs that recruit, train and support citizen-volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children in courtrooms and communities. Volunteer advocates--empowered directly by the courts--offer judges the critical information they need to ensure that each child’s rights and needs are being attended to while in foster care.
Volunteers stay with children until they are placed in loving permanent homes. For many abused children, a CASA volunteer is the only constant adult presence in their lives.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2601 Skyway Dr. Ste. A-3Santa Maria, CA 93455
DATE POSTED
March 8, 2018
SKILLS
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N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- 12-15 hours per month
- 30 hours of training prior to being sworn in.