Hope needs a helping hand.

Change a child's story. There's a child in foster care waiting for a volunteer like you.

VOLUNTEERING

Children who have experienced abuse or neglect face a frightening, profound unknown. Courtrooms. Foster care. New schools. No child should face these alone. Trained and supported CASA volunteers advocate in court on behalf of these children. They stay with each child until the case is closed and the child is in a safe, permanent home.

CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate and is a volunteer commitment unlike any other. CASA volunteers are trained, dedicated adults who advocate for a child’s best interests in juvenile court.  The information gathered by the volunteer is submitted to the court. These recommendations and concerns help to better inform the Judge as he or she makes decisions on the case.  CASA volunteers are guided by their advocate supervisors who provide coaching and oversight throughout the case.

 

To be a CASA volunteer, you:

  • Must be at least 21 years old.
  • Must be able to pass a background check, confidential interview, and successfully complete training.

 

South Central CASA of Oklahoma serves children in Cleveland, McClain, and Garvin Counties. Click here to fill out an application form online. For more information or if you have questions, don't hesitate to contact us today. You can make a difference in a child's life.

 

Making a Difference

 

The CASA volunteer visits the child(ren) on his or her case at least monthly to assess how well they are doing in their current placement and develop a rapport with the child. To learn more about the difference South Central CASA makes, contact us today!

 

The National CASA Association has determined that children with a CASA volunteer on their cases:

 

  • Receive more services than those without a CASA volunteer;
  • Perform better in school (more likely to pass courses, less likely to exhibit poor conduct, and less likely to be expelled);
  • Are more likely to be adopted;
  • Are half as likely to reenter foster care;
  • Are substantially less likely to remain in long term foster care.

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This program is supported in part by a grant from United Way of Norman.

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South Central CASA complies with applicable Federal Civil Rights Laws and does not discriminate based on race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, military service or lack of military service, religious affiliations or belief, or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate and is a volunteer commitment unlike any other. CASA volunteers are trained, dedicated adults who advocate for a child’s best interests in juvenile court.  The information gathered by the volunteer is submitted to the court. These recommendations and concerns help to better inform the Judge as he or she makes decisions on the case.  CASA volunteers are guided by their advocate supervisors who provide coaching and oversight throughout the case.

 

To be a CASA volunteer, you:

  • Must be at least 21 years old.
  • Must be able to pass a background check, confidential interview, and successfully complete training.

 

South Central CASA of Oklahoma serves children in Cleveland, McClain, and Garvin Counties. Click here to fill out an application form online. For more information or if you have questions, don't hesitate to contact us today. You can make a difference in a child's life.

 

Making a Difference

 

The CASA volunteer visits the child(ren) on his or her case at least monthly to assess how well they are doing in their current placement and develop a rapport with the child. To learn more about the difference South Central CASA makes, contact us today!

 

The National CASA Association has determined that children with a CASA volunteer on their cases:

 

  • Receive more services than those without a CASA volunteer;
  • Perform better in school (more likely to pass courses, less likely to exhibit poor conduct, and less likely to be expelled);
  • Are more likely to be adopted;
  • Are half as likely to reenter foster care;
  • Are substantially less likely to remain in long term foster care.