What is CASA?
The National CASA Association for Children is a program that supports and promotes court-appointed volunteer advocacy for children and youth who have experienced abuse or neglect. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates and a CASA volunteer is a trained community member, who is appointed by a judge to represent the best interests of a child. The CASA volunteer spends time with the child on a weekly basis getting to know the child while also gathering information from the child’s family, teachers, doctors, therapists, caregivers, and others involved in the child’s life.
CASA of Weld County provides a 35-hour training, focused on developing a strong platform of knowledge, skills, and understanding to help you be a successful child advocate. You also receive a CASA Case Supervisor to help guide you for the length of your case commitment. CASA Volunteers can expect to spend about 10-15 hours per month on your case and each case lasts an average of 18 months.
Ready for your next steps?
We ask that all CASA Volunteers complete an application, attend an interview, then begin the background check process.
Requirements:
- Must be 21 and older
- Must be able to pass a background check
- No felony convictions or history of crimes against children
- No misdemeanor convictions involving violence, drugs, or theft within the last 10 years
- No past or present Dependency & Neglect cases against you
Contact Mattie at mattie@lifestoriesweld.org or call 970-353-5970 with questions.