{"id":27341,"date":"2026-01-13T10:11:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=27341"},"modified":"2026-01-13T10:18:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:18:23","slug":"casa-volunteers-needed","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/calendar\/27341-casa-volunteers-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"CASA Volunteers Needed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-tribe_events pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>The start of a new year often comes with a list of resolutions.\u00a0 New Year\u2019s resolutions are different for everyone, but one of the most common is to live a healthier lifestyle.\u00a0 If you\u2019re hoping to improve your physical and mental health, there\u2019s one option that often gets overlooked and benefits others:\u00a0 volunteering.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteering and helping others has been found to benefit both physical and mental health, and there are a variety of options in our community.\u00a0 If you\u2019re looking for a new way to make changes in your life and in the lives of others, consider resolving to help children and families in the child welfare system by volunteering with CASA for Kids.<\/p>\n<p>As of January, 682 children are currently in the child welfare system in CASA for Kid\u2019s service area, including Clay, Clinton, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Jasper, Hamilton, Marion, Wayne, and White Counties.\u00a0 These children have been removed from their homes and placed in foster care, sometimes far away from their families and communities.\u00a0 They need a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer to stand by their side and advocate for them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChildren in foster care are often separated from their families, siblings, friends and other loved ones, and placed in an unfamiliar setting far away from everything they know,\u201d said Zoe Bridges, Volunteer Outreach Coordinator of CASA for Kids.\u00a0 \u201cCASA volunteers stand with them during this uncertain time, providing a consistent presence and speaking up for their best interest in court, school and other settings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CASA volunteers are everyday members of the community who are recruited, screened and trained to advocate for a child or sibling group in foster care.\u00a0 They get to know the child on an individual level so that they can make sure their physical, emotional and educational needs are met.<\/p>\n<p>They also get to know the child\u2019s parents, family, foster parents and other important people in their life, with the goal of working towards reunifying the child with their parents whenever safe and possible. They help make sure children have a support system of family and other reliable, committed adults who can help them both during and after their time in foster care.<\/p>\n<p>CASA for Kids served 506 children in 2025 with the help of 95 CASA volunteers.\u00a0 CASA is always seeking more community members to step up and advocate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVolunteering with CASA is an opportunity unlike any other,\u201d said Bridges.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s a unique chance to make a true, positive difference for a young person and their family.\u00a0 We need more members of the community to join the CASA movement so that we can serve 100% of children in foster care in our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the New Year, consider becoming a CASA volunteer and make an impact in a child\u2019s life, and your own.\u00a0 Every child has a chance \u2013 it\u2019s you.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to find out more about becoming a CASA volunteer or other ways to get involved, visit casa4change.org or email zbridges@casa4change.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The start of a new year often comes with a list of resolutions.\u00a0 New Year\u2019s resolutions are different for everyone, but one of the most common is to live a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[40],"class_list":["post-27341","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tribe_events_cat-community-calendar","cat_community-calendar"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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