Volunteer
A CASA volunteer:
People who give their time to CASA advocacy come from many different places. Some have years of education and professional experience working for children and families. Some have themselves grown up in the foster care system and felt the sorrow of having to move from home to home.
Being a CASA volunteer does not require any special education or background, simply the desire to help abused and neglected children find safe, permanent homes.
What it takes to become a CASA volunteer:
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Must be at least the age of 21 and have your own transportation.
- Take at least 35 hours of CASA-supplied training.
- No prior experience required.
- Background check.
Our New Volunteers
On April the 8, 2009, Eight new volunteers were sworn in by the Honorable Judge Susan Deatherage.
Starting from left to right:
Back Row: Robert Foster - Board President, Phyllis Deloatch, Peolia Redd, Carol Rodgers, Narda Dixon, Connie Lewis, Betty Delong - Volunteer Program Coordinator
Front Row: Yolanda Beard, Beth Hodge, Linda Moseley.
Training
We will be having training classes every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the month of August from 9:30am-12:00pm in room 309 at West Piedmont Development Center. CASA Volunteers can use these trainings toward in-service hours. We will be attending a training at Radford University on August 13, 2008 from 8am-4pm on Basic Child and Youth Advocacy. Additional training dates will be posted in the near future.
 | "It takes all of us, a village of everyday people, to stand up and commit to making a meaningful difference in the lives of abused and neglected children, our children. And it starts very simply with one volunteer at a time." Judge Glenda A. Hatchett |
