CASA volunteers receive 33 hours of initial training and are asked to pursue an additional 12 hours of continuing education per year. Following the initial training, CASA volunteers are sworn in by a judge and become court-appointed special advocates for children who have been removed from their homes because of abuse and neglect.
CASA volunteers make incredible differences in the lives of the children they serve. Our volunteers have influenced siblings being adopted together into safe and permanent homes, facilitated children being able to move toward adoption by a relative, and completed research that in some cases has helped a loving family reunify based on positive information that only they were able to uncover about parents from whom the children were initially removed. Ninety-nine percent of the time, the judge agrees with our volunteers' recommendations for final placement.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please RSVP to lamiles@casa-satx.org if you plan to attend one of the following orientation sessions (all orientation sessions are held at CASA, 406 San Pedro Ave., San Antonio, Texas 78212) Tuesday, August 10, 2010 6-7 pm Saturday, October 16, 2010 9-10 am Tuesday, January 4, 2011 6-7 pm Tuesday, April 12, 2011 9-10 am
Please check back frequently as the orientation sessions are updated. Below is the Training Schedule: August 24th - September 9, 2010 (Evening) September 28-October 14th, 2010 (Daytime) October 30th, November 6 & 13, 2010 (Saturdays) January 18th - February 3, 2011 (Evenings) February 22-March 10th, 2010 (Daytime) April 26th - May 12, 2011 (Daytime)
To become a CASA Volunteer download the Application form below, fill it out , and fax it to us.
CASA Volunteer Application
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