Every day, more than 3 children die as a result of abuse and neglect. The purpose of CASA is to help ensure that every child would have a home that was safe, loving and permanent. Today, there are more than 900 CASA/GAL Programs operating in all 50 states, with more than 50,000 men & women who have served as CASA/GAL volunteers for over one million children.
CASA Beaver County, Inc. is committed to recruiting, training and assigning volunteer advocates so as to provide accurate information to the BEAVER COUNTY COURT SYSTEM that will assist the courts in deciding the resolution of the case that best meets the physical, emotional and psychological needs of the child. All children have a right to a permanent home that provides loving, caring, respectful and safe treatment.
Nothing touches your heart more than helping a child and helping a child who’s been abused or neglected affects you in ways you would never expect. 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.
So what does it take to become a CASA volunteer?
The first step: Every volunteer passes a back ground check and participates in a 30 hour training course.
After successfully completing the training, the volunteer is assigned his/her first case. A volunteer’s average time commitment on a case is approximately 10 hours per month. Volunteer advocates are asked to dedicate themselves to a case until it is closed. The average case lasts about a year and a half. Advocates are supervised every step of the way and always have resources readily available.
For more information, please contact us at:
724-728-2146 Fax: 724-728-0359 E-mail: casabc@verizon.netCASA also needs your financial support. If you would like to make a donation, please send your check to:
CASA Beaver County 250 Insurance Street Suite 306 Beaver, PA 15009
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