CASA Looking for Volunteers

Share

The Court Appointed Special Advocate program, (CASA), of West Central Illinois, is looking for volunteers to serve children in foster care. The program serves 170 children annually from birth to age 21. Sara Robison, Executive Director at CASA, discusses the process for a new volunteer to be assigned to a child:

“A volunteer needs to be 21 years of age. Then we do a background check with state, local and federal law enforcement. No real particular skills are needed other than the age requirement and background screening. We train our volunteers to serve the children in the community through our national CASA curriculum. Volunteers go through that curriculum then do observation in the court and then they are assigned to a youth in the community to serve,” shares Robison.

A volunteer will spend 5 to 10 hours a month directly with the child and meet on a monthly basis with those involved to report on the child and keep progressing them forward.

For more information about getting involved to be a volunteer, log onto their website casaofknox.com or call 309-343-4299.

written by Kelsey Crain

Spread the word

Trending Now

Featured News Podcasts

Subscribe to our Community Newsletter

By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: Prairie Communications, 55 Public Square, Monmouth, IL, 61462, https://977wmoi.com/. You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. Emails are serviced by Constant Contact

Choose a Category

Continue Reading

Cubs Open Regular Season Against Rangers

The 2024 MLB season is finally here. The Chicago Cubs visit the world champion Texas Rangers for Opening Day at Globe Life Field tonight. The Northsiders are looking to build

Monmouth Residents Escape Fire Unharmed

On Wednesday, March 27th at 6:01 PM, the Monmouth Fire Department was dispatched to a possible structure fire at 301 South B Street in Monmouth. Information from the Warren County

Watch Out for Scams this Tax Season!

As another tax season has arrived, Monmouth Police Department Investigator Josh Kramer reminds taxpayers to be on the lookout for those IRS scam letters: “They will be claiming that you