CASA of South Central Kentucky

Thank you to the great folks at US Bank for participating in the United Way of Southern Kentucky Day of Caring and helping to beautify the CASA Office by improving our landscaping.

Thank you, WHAS Crusade for Children!

Thank you, Kentucky Colonels!

CASA volunteers encourage services that strengthen parents' relationships with their children, with the ultimate goal of keeping families together. In honor of National Reunification Month, apply to become a CASA volunteer today and help reunite children with their families of origin. #NationalReunificationMonth

CASA of South Central KY is excited to announce our sixth Advocate from our just completed training class was sworn in Tuesday in Barren County to serve the children of our community. Photo: Judge Mica Wood Pence and new Advocate Leslie Kidd Morris.

CASA of South Central KY is excited to announce our next New Advocate Training! The training will be held in August. The training is a total of 30 hours, which is mandated by the National CASA organization. Previously the format was all 30 hours in a classroom setting. But now, National CASA offers a new format. It is still 30 hours, but only 15 hours are in the classroom. The other 15 hours are done in a self-guided online learning environment. That lets you do half of the course at home on your own schedule, sitting around in your PJs if you want. We hope this encourages more folks to volunteer as it is more flexible for their schedules. Plus, we are doing the 15 classroom hours over 5 evenings, so it hopefully won’t be a work conflict. We have a goal of getting 20 new Advocates into this training class. Can you help us meet this goal and reduce the number of children on the waiting list for a CASA? See the included flyer image for the exact dates and times for the classroom component. The classroom portion will be held in Bowling Green, the exact location to be announced. In addition to the new format, CASA has expanded! We now serve Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Metcalfe, Simpson, and Warren counties. This makes CASA of South Central KY the third largest CASA program in Kentucky. And with more growth comes the need for more Volunteers! So please consider giving some of your time to abused and neglected children in our community! For more information, visit https://lnkd.in/dFb3qTz or call Steve at (270) 782-5353.

CASA volunteers are well trained and equipped to advocate for child's best interests. Some factors CASA considers in determining best interest recommendations include the child's wishes, emotional and physical needs, potential dangers, and stability of the home. Learn more about what CASA volunteers do and how to apply: https://lnkd.in/dFb3qTz.

CASA of South Central KY is excited to announce five new Advocates sworn in today to serve the children of our community. (A sixth will be sworn in next week in Barren County). From L-R in group photo: Judge Catherine Rice Holderfield, Kristin Wilcox, Sherry Anderson, Jennifer Hardin, Lacey Gann, and Kennedi Walker.

To register (for both in-person OR Zoom): https://lnkd.in/gz25Pmd8 Join us for a CASA 101 where you can learn about what CASA is, what we do, and how you can become a volunteer to help abused and neglected children in our community. Additionally, learn about our next training dates, our new and improved training format, and our expansion in Allen, Edmonson, and Simpson counties! Our next CASA 101 will be held Monday, July 3 at 6:00 PM. You can attend in person at the CASA Office at 316 E. 10th Ave. in Bowling Green OR join us via Zoom. Click the link below to register for attending via either method. You will be emailed the Zoom link if you chose that option. To register (for both in-person OR Zoom): https://lnkd.in/gz25Pmd8

Today is Juneteenth, a day in which we celebrate the last remaining enslaved African American people being freed in the United States. As we celebrate this day, let us also recogize the work that still needs to be done to ensure our child welfare system is equitable for all. To learn more about the importance of Juneteenth, visit https://s.si.edu/41v40vY.