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If you, or anyone you know, is
interested in becoming a volunteer, please call
303-440-7059 for further information.
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Voices For Children recruits
volunteers from the community. Each volunteer is thoroughly
screened. If accepted, the volunteer receives a 40-hour
program of intensive training. When a volunteer has
successfully completed the program, he or she is prepared
to be assigned to a case. Once assigned, they remain
with the case until it is closed.
CASAs attend monthly continuing education programs to
keep their skills and knowledge up to date.
CASAs help
the guardians ad litem attorney to provide the Court
with information about the best interests of the child.
The CASA sees the child regularly, usually weekly.
He or she also talks with everyone involved in the
life of the child. A CASA works closely with the Boulder
County Department of Social Service caseworker who
has been assigned to the case. CASAs monitor the parents'
treatment plan and may also transport the children
to and from visits with their parents, which they
may also supervise or observe.
Perhaps the CASA's most important contribution is
his or her regular and close contact with the child.
CASA volunteers become a much needed support for the
child who may be living in an out-of-home placement,
and who is overwhelmed by the complexities of the
child welfare system.
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