CASA Seeks Volunteers To Advocate For Foster Children

From the CASA Kane County:

January 7 2020

Change a Child’s Story!

CASA Kane County has been advocating for children in the foster care system for over thirty-one years and has served thousands of youth struggling through the most horrific times in their lives. We 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 our foster youth suffer. So we ask you to 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:

• Talk to friends, family and colleagues about the obstacles facing foster youth and ways that our 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.

Our approach of the child to child, case to case and CASA volunteer to CASA volunteer models the specialized needs and our execution to make it happen. In working directly with children and families in and out of the courtroom, we ensure 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

Please call us today at 630-232-4484 to attend a general informational meeting or visit us at www.casakanecounty.org. The next general information meetings are as follows:

• Thursday, January 9th at 3:00 p.m. at the Kane County Courthouse, 100 S. Third Street in Geneva, IL
• Friday, January 10th at 6:00 p.m. at Two Brothers Round House, 205 N Broadway Street, Aurora, IL

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.

This press release was produced by the CASA Kane County. The views expressed here are the author’s own.