Help give abused children a voice in court with CASA Kane County
CASA Kane County announces its continuing educational presentations of general information meetings this summer.
Learn more about the CASA Kane County organization, the role of the CASA/GAL volunteer and other areas of how to get involved. Find your place and make a difference for children who need you and the gift of time.
The next sessions will be 3 to 4:30 p.m. Thursdays, July 26, Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, at the CASA office in the historic Kane County courthouse, 100 S. Third St., Suite 460, Geneva.
To RSVP, contact Gail Garcia, program coordinator, at gailg@casakanecounty.org or (630) 444-3102.
For 30 years, CASA Kane County has been recruiting, training and supervising community volunteers who serve as court appointed special advocates (CASAs) and the guardian ad litem (GAL) for children in court due to abuse, neglect or private guardianship. The volunteer acts as the eyes and ears of the judge to help make the best decision for a safe, caring and permanent home for each child. The organization has been serving all abuse/neglect and private guardianship cases in the 16th Judicial Circuit of Kane County since 2000.
As a child's advocate, volunteers are officers of the court and have the authority to obtain records and information about the child. CASA/GALs visit the child and interview parents, foster parents, teachers, medical professionals, and other individuals in the child's life. They gather information and compile it into a report that is presented to the court. Since CASA/GALs are assigned to one case at a time, they have the ability to spend the most time with the child and gather the information needed to make life changing decisions for that child's best interests.
CASA Kane County's 14 staff and 280 active CASA/GAL volunteers advocate for more than 600 children annually. Contact the agency today at www.casakanecounty.org or (630) 232-4484.
CASA Kane County is a nonprofit, volunteer organization that advocates for the best interests of abused and neglected children within the juvenile court system.
The CASA Kane County program is the largest CASA programs in the state of Illinois and among the top five percent in the United States.