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Volunteer Orientation for Child Advocates at CASA

June 30, 2009

in CASA Beaver County, Childrens Issues

CASA, Beaver County would like to invite you to an orientation event for volunteer advocates for children. Come volunteer and be the difference and hope in a child’s life.  Be the voice for an abused and neglected child!  Help them find a safe and permanent home.  

CASA Orientation Event will take place on July 10, 2009 from 10 am to 11 am at Cafe Kolache, 402 Third Street,Beaver PA, 15009 

Please RSVP by calling 724-728-2146 before July 8, 2009 

If you would like more information about the CASA program and what it means to be a volunteer child advocate, visit our website at http://www.casabeavercounty.org./

 

 

 

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Tagged as: Child abuse, Child Advocacy Groups, Children Youth and Family, Court Appointed Special Advocate, National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association - CASA

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CHS Needs Help Providing Summer Camp For Low Income Youth

April 29, 2009

in CHS, Childrens Issues

Community Human Services, located in South Oakland, will be hosting a fundraiser on May 15, 2009 to benefit its Youth Program’s summer camp. CHS’s summer camp serves youth from the South Oakland & Lower Hill neighborhoods. This camp is very special for a great group of kids! chs-summer-camp 72% of our kids are living in poverty, 58% live in single parent families, 30% are immigrants & learning English.

 

Our students, most of whom live in neighborhoods with a higher than average rate of violence incidents, are protected from violence and dangerous behaviors during the hours they spend in CHS’s summer camp program.  Students engage in academic activities, opportunities for artistic expression, physical/nutritional activities, and recreation.  They also go on field trips to broaden their horizons and encourage them to try new things.  All funds raised from this event will enable our low-income youth to attend camp this year.  Your support will be greatly appreciated!!

 

Our “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” fundraiser will be taking place on Friday, May 15, 2009.  Between 5-7pm, there will be a food, networking & a silent auction at Bubba’s UGLY on the Northside.  At 7:05 festivities will move to PNC Park to watch the Pirates v. Rockies.

 

Admission to the entire event is only $50, with all proceeds going to help our low-income kids attend summer camp.  RSVP is required: Contact Jessi March at jmarsh@chscorp.org or 412.621.4706

 

For more information, check out http://chs-summer-camp.blogspot.com/

Tagged as: Community Event, nonprofit allegheny county, nonprofit pittsburgh

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CASA Beaver County Needs Advocates for Children

October 6, 2008

in CASA Beaver County, Childrens Issues

 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.net 

CASA 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

 

Tagged as: Beaver County Nonprofit, Childrens advocacy, Volunteer

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