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11 people are interested
Become a Family Finding Volunteer with CASA
ORGANIZATION: CASA of Travis County
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11 people are interested
CASA's recruitment and training has moved online during the COVID-19 crisis.
CASA of Travis County speaks up for children who’ve been abused or neglected by empowering our community to volunteer as advocates for them in the court system. When the state steps in to protect a child’s safety, a judge appoints a trained volunteer advocate to make independent and informed recommendations in the child’s best interest.
Family Finding (FF) Volunteers provide specialized support to a CASA volunteer in finding and engaging relatives, by conducting data-mining, reviewing case files, doing online research to locate disconnected relatives, and contacting relatives in an attempt to engage or re-engage them in the lives of children.
Volunteers come from every walk of life and share a commitment to improving children’s lives, a willingness to learn, and an open mind towards life experiences different from their own. FF Volunteers complete an interview, background checks and a 41.5-hour intensive online Zoom training program, and are then sworn into their roles by a judge and assigned to a child or family of children. CASA is not your typical volunteer opportunity... but we’re not looking for typical volunteers!2 More opportunities with CASA of Travis County
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About CASA of Travis County
Location:
7600 Chevy Chase Dr, Ste 200, Austin, TX 78752, US
Mission Statement
CASA of Travis County exists to promote and protect the best interest of children who have been abused or neglected, by training volunteers to advocate for them in courts, in schools and in our community to help them find safe, permanent and loving homes.
Description
CASA of Travis County believes every child who’s been abused or neglected deserves to have a dedicated advocate speaking up for their best interest in court, at school and in our community. To accomplish this, CASA educates and empowers diverse community volunteers who ensure each child’s needs remain a priority in an over-burdened child welfare system. When the state steps in to protect a child’s safety because the people responsible for protecting them have not, a judge appoints a trained CASA volunteer to make independent and informed recommendations and help the judge decide what’s best for the child.
For children who’ve been abused or neglected, CASA means having a home instead of feeling lost, and being a priority instead of feeling invisible. For volunteers, CASA is a life-changing experience that makes our community a better place.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
7600 Chevy Chase DrSte 200Austin, TX 78752
DATE POSTED
April 17, 2020
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- 5 hrs/week, Cases range from 2 weeks–5 months
- You must be at least 21 years of age and be able to pass extensive reference, Child Protective Services, sex offender registry and criminal background checks before becoming a volunteer advocate. No current foster parents.