Community Corner
Volunteers Needed To Advocate For Children
As child abuse has spiked, Court Appointed Special Advocates are needed in Santa Cruz County to help ensure foster children are cared for.
May 13 2020
May is Foster Care Awareness Month and now, in the midst of a pandemic, we are actively witnessing the risk of child abuse and neglect to the children of Santa Cruz County increase dramatically. Under the current conditions, the role of a Court Appointed Special Advocate is an even more vital means of connection for our children and youth to receive the services and support they so desperately need.
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During Shelter in Place and always, a CASA volunteer spends time with one child each week, getting to know them and gathering information from everyone involved in the child’s case. Volunteers communicate with attorneys and social workers. They review records, research information, and talk to anyone involved with the child, including parents, extended family members, doctors and teachers. If you have just a few hours a week to be there for a child in foster care, you CAN make a difference.
Learn more by attending an online information meeting.
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Register at casaofsantacruz.org/signup.
Upcoming online Informational sessions will be:
This press release was produced by the Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Cruz County. The views expressed here are the author’s own.
