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03/15/2007
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CASA training classes, fundraiser dinner
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), serving neglected and abused children for 10 years, is seeking volunteers to become youth advocates and mentors for children who have been removed from their homes by the child welfare and protective services system. CASA provides adult mentors to nearly 200 children annually who need a special friend and advocate to support them and provide a consistent presence in the sometimes lonely and scary world of foster homes, court rooms, and counselors’ offices. Juvenile court officials have identified several additional youngsters who need mentors and CASA is appealing to Sonoma County residents to volunteer. Volunteers are asked to spend a minimum of 10-12 hours a month with their CASA youngster. CASA volunteers also advise the court on the status of the youngsters, and the court takes that information into considering when deciding the best course of action for the children. Executive Director Millie Gilson said CASA currently has about 100 volunteers, and she hopes to recruit another 20-30 with the next training. Sonoma County CASA was founded in 1996 to help the most desperate abused and neglected children identified by Sonoma County Courts. There are more than 600 children under the jurisdiction of the child welfare system at any given time in Sonoma County. Every month there are from 20 to 40 youngsters the court has placed on a waiting list for a match with a new CASA volunteer mentor. The 3-day training is April 17-19. Classes are held at CASA’s office at the Los Guilicos complex near Oakmont in Santa Rosa. For more information, contact Executive Director Millie Gilson at 707-565-6375. Fundraiser March 24 The CASA program is presenting the “Hearts For Children” fundraiser dinner on March 24, from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Vineyard Creek, celebrating CASA’s 10th anniversary. The party will have live and silent auctions, dancing, a buffet dinner, and wine. Tickets are $100 per person to the black tie optional event. To RSVP, please call 707-565-6375. |
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