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Flexible Schedule
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Louisville, KY 40217
There are non-advocate volunteer needs that come up from time to time at CASA. These might include assistance with office help, mailings, community events, fundraisers and other single day service projects. If you would like to sign-up for notifications about these kinds of volunteer opportunities with CASA, please contact Meredith Slater: meredith@casarr.org
Date Posted: Apr 25, 2022
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Flexible Schedule
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Louisville, KY 40217
VOLUNTEER OUTREACH COMMITTEE Objective: The Volunteer Outreach Committee is comprised of individuals passionate about improving the lives of the most vulnerable children in our community. The committee’s role is to assist the Community Engagement Manager in raising awareness of the importance of volunteers and how they can ensure abused and neglected children thrive in safe, permanent homes. Each committee member’s contribution brings more opportunities to positively impact children in need. Responsibilities: Work collaboratively with like-minded members to brainstorm strategies for outreach, such as participating in events, researching speaking opportunities, partnering with businesses/civic organizations, etc. Serve as a CASA ambassador for ending child abuse and neglect in our local communities by sharing posts on social media, assisting with brochure/marketing material distribution, or inviting our team to speak at an affiliated place of business, faith group, neighborhood association, etc. Offer support for other committee members by partnering together for tabling opportunities. Share ideas among other committee members and provide feedback to current outreach efforts. Understand CASA’s mission and impact to be able to properly communicate this to potential volunteers. With the direction of the Community Engagement Manager, help determine target audiences and proper outreach activities/opportunities. Qualifications: Enjoys talking with people Ability to participate in 1-2 events per year Time commitment: Meet quarterly or as necessary with other committee members to strategically explore and discuss potential outreach opportunities. Measure of success: Be creative in exploring new methods of outreach and implementation with an end-goal Encourage local communities that child advocacy is important and does affect future generations and familial cycles of abuse and neglect Other benefits include: Attain/improve networking skills Make new contacts in the community Play a key role in furthering CASA’s mission to ensure vulnerable children’s voices are heard To get involved, contact: Leah Nord Community Engagement Manager leah@casariverregion.org 502-400-8041
Date Posted: Apr 25, 2022
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Flexible Schedule
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Louisville, KY 40217
You can apply to be a CASA volunteer online at www.CASARiverRegion.org/volunteer There are 150-200 children in our region at any given time who are on the waiting list for a CASA volunteer advocate to be trained and assigned to their case. These children have experienced abuse and/or neglect, and through no fault of their own, are involved in the family court system. They need someone like you, to be a safe adult and role-model, a friend, an advocate and voice for them in court. A CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) is a community volunteer-like you-who is interviewed, screened, and trained by our CASA Advocacy staff and then appointed and sworn in by a Family Court Judge to advocate for the best interests of a child who has been abused/ and or neglected and receiving intervention services from The Cabinet of Health and Family Services or 'CPS'. This child is either still in the home with his/her parents and they are experiencing remedial in-home intervention services, or the child has been temporarily removed from his/her home and placed with a family member, a foster parent or in a residential facility. As a CASA volunteer, you have the opportunity to be a safe adult, a mentor and a trustworthy friend in the life of a child who has been abused and/ or neglected. You will observe the conditions of the child's placement, you will monitor their progress in school or daycare, you will report back to court every few months with an update on the placement and progress of the child's care, and his/her health and education. You will help to ensure that the child's perspective is heard and carefully considered in the court process, and you will help to ensure on a weekly basis, that the child's needs are being met by their parents or temporary guardians. CASA of the River Region is a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency incorporated in November of 1984. CASA is a member of the National CASA Association. Last year, nearly 60,000 CASA volunteers served more than 240,000 abused and neglected children through 954 program offices nationwide. CASA volunteers have helped more than two million abused children since the first CASA program was established in 1977. There are currently 20 CASA program across the state of Kentucky. Our program serves children in Jefferson, Oldham, Henry, Trimble, Shelby and Spencer counties. A child is waiting for a volunteer like you. If you are not ready to apply just yet, but you would like to learn more, join us at at CASA 101 information session! Register at www.CASARiverRegion.org/casa101
Date Posted: Apr 25, 2022
