VOLUNTEER PROGRAM


CASA volunteers undergo a thorough 30-hour training course. Volunteers learn about courtroom procedure from the principals in the system -- from judges, lawyers, social workers, court personnel, and others. CASA volunteers also learn effective advocacy techniques for children, and are educated about specific topics ranging from seminars on child sexual abuse to discussions on early childhood development and adolescent behavior.

A CASA worker is a trained community volunteer who is appointed by a juvenile or family court judge to speak for the best interest of children who are brought before the court. The majority of a CASA volunteer's assignments are home placement cases where an abused and neglected child has been removed for protection from the care of his or her parents.

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As a child advocate, the CASA volunteer has three main responsibilities:


  • to serve as a fact-finder for the judge by thoroughly researching the background of each assigned case;
  • to speak for the child in the courtroom, representing the child's best interests;
  • to continue acting as a “watchdog” for the child during the case, ensuring that any threats to the child’s wellbeing are brought to swift and appropriate conclusions.
 
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