Be a CASA volunteer to help a child in foster care
CASA Kane County has been advocating for children in the foster care system for over 32 years and has served thousands of youth struggling through the most horrific times in their lives.
They need your help more than ever to help these children survive and to find permanency and in most instances we find that it will change your life too!
The longer you wait, the longer the foster youth suffer.
Consider how you could fit into a team helping foster youth succeed. Could you fill a direct service role of a CASA/GAL volunteer? Would you be willing to help in another way?
Your role can be big or small.
At the very least, consider joining the conversation by talking to friends, family and colleagues about the obstacles facing foster youth and ways that the community can work together to provide support systems for them.
Most importantly, understand that children enter foster care through no fault of their own.
The challenges that place children in care affect every social, economic and geographic community. No one is immune, and no one should face these challenges alone.
Their approach of the child to child, case to case and CASA volunteer to CASA volunteer models the specialized needs and the execution to make it happen.
In working directly with children and families in and out of the courtroom, CASA Kane County ensures they are treated with respect, patience and dignity while working together to find permanency.
"My CASA volunteer went above and beyond the call of duty. I believe that everyone is born with the ability to succeed but that some fail to meet their potential. As youth in care, we need more support to know what we are capable of because we often feel we are less than average. My CASA volunteer provided that encouragement and support." - CASA Child
To attend a general informational meeting, call (630) 232-4484 or visit www.casakanecounty.org.
The next general information meetings are as follows:
• Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 6 to 7 p.m. via Microsoft Teams;
• Thursday, Sept. 3, from 3 to 4 p.m. via Microsoft Teams;
• Monday, Sept. 14, from 6 to 7 p.m. via Microsoft Teams.
At these meetings, you will hear 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.