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New Volunteer Training 2010 Summer Session I
Fall Session
All training times 5:30pm to 8:30pm |
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Download CASA's Volunteer Recruitment Video (12MB)
There might not be a more noble cause than helping those who cannot help themselves. Volunteering in any capacity is admirable but providing help for the children of Memphis and Shelby County is especially valuable as it brings your efforts close to home.
On a daily basis, the abused and neglected children of Memphis and Shelby County deal with difficult circumstances most people never encounter in a lifetime. Compounding the situation, the child's parental infrastructure is often replaced by strangers, police, foster parents, social workers, judges, and lawyers.
Having a CASA volunteer means having a trained and committed adult who is appointed by a judge or referee to watch over and advocate for that child’s best interests. A CASA volunteer ensures that a child does not get lost in the overburdened legal and social service system or languish in an inappropriate group or foster home. A CASA volunteer will be there for that child until the court case is closed. CASA can make the difference between homelessness and safety, dropping out and graduation, unemployment and success, and jail and productivity.
CASA volunteers are the only volunteers appointed by a judge and empowered to stand up for abused or neglected children in court. We invite you to learn more about becoming a CASA volunteer by contacting the Memphis and Shelby CASA program. We hope you decide to join our family of volunteers: everyday people who are committed to improving children’s lives. Download an application.
. “…I have always volunteered with different agencies to help children. I have mentored, guided, tutored, or just spent time with at risk children. I imagined that my experience at CASA would be the same. I have never been more wrong in my life! The ‘CASA experience’ was like none other. I not only mentored and guided abused and neglected children, but I provided a link from where the child was to where the child needs to be. I know I made a difference!” –Vivian, CASA volunteer.
For information about volunteering, please contact Reniere Hayes, Coordinator of Volunteer Recruitment and Training at (901) 522-0200 x22 or rhayes@memphiscasa.org.
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