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1 person is interested
Compassionate volunteers needed for children in foster care
ORGANIZATION: CASA of Passaic and Union Counties
Please visit the new page to apply.
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1 person is interested
Learn how your voice can make a difference in the life of a child in foster care.
Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteers, or CASAs, look out for the best interests of children who have been abused or neglected. CASAs advocate for the child's needs and gather information from the family, caretakers, teachers, doctors, and caseworkers in order to make informed recommendations to the family court about the child’s future. Often, CASAs are the only consistent person in the child's life while they are involved in the child welfare system. Being a CASA will change a child's life -- and yours.
And guess what? You don't need any specific background, training, or education to become a CASA; all training and resources are provided!
So join us on March 22 to learn more about how you can be a voice for a child in foster care.
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About CASA of Passaic and Union Counties
Location:
415 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite D2, Wayne, NJ 07470, US
Mission Statement
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Passaic and Union Counties is an independent, non-profit organization that champions the best interests of children involved in the child welfare system. CASA volunteers serve as a child's advocate in court and are committed to ensuring that needed services and assistance are made available to children in need.
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 has an individual advocate to speak for them in court.
It is the CASA vision to provide a volunteer for each and every abused and neglected child who needs one.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
415 Hamburg TurnpikeSuite D2WayneWayne, NJ 07470
DATE POSTED
March 8, 2019
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 21