CASA of the Bluegrass utilizes community volunteers to act as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs). CASA Volunteers are appointed to serve children who have entered the Family Court System

because of abuse, neglect, or dependency. They advocate for the best interests of children by gathering information of the child’s situation and of bring recommendations concerning the child’s needs and future.

Appointed and empowered directly by the courts, CASA Volunteers advocate for a child’s best interest by providing critical information to judges about the child’s needs and well-being to help the judge make the most well-informed decision.

Volunteer requirements are as follows: Be at least 21 years of age, pass a background

check, reasonably commit to a case until permanency and have a passion for children! Pre-service training is scheduled to begin in February and will be held weekly until mid-March. Pre-service training is an 8-week training period with one 3.5-hour training session per week for 8 weeks. The training allows prospective volunteers the opportunity to be adequately versed and trained as Court Appointed Special Advocates. To learn more about this volunteering opportunity, how to become an advocate for children, and what CASA training entails please reach out to our Program Development Coordinator, Casey Atwood, at casey@casaofthebluegrass.org. This training session will be focused for prospective advocates located within our service region (Mercer, Boyle, Anderson & Franklin counties), once a sworn CASA,an advocate can serve any active case under CASA of the Bluegrass’ appointed, regardless of location.