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Twenty newly trained Court Appointed Special advocate (CASA) volunteers will be sworn in on August 9 at noon via BlueJeans to advocate for the best interests for children in foster care. Judge Frank Sullivan will swear in the a teacher, business owner, a UNLV student, a realtor, banker and a fire department employee. The volunteers also include a former foster youth, former military and a former law enforcement officer. They will be assigned to advocate for 52 children in foster care. The class completed the first in-person training since February 2020. Another training class will begin in mid-September. The CASA Program currently has 386 volunteers, but is looking to reach the goal of 1,000 volunteers to meet the advocacy needs of abused and neglected children in Clark County.
The CASA program, which is part of the Family Division of the Eighth Judicial District Court, recruits, screens, trains and supports volunteers to represent the best interests of hundreds of foster children annually. The advocates represent the children in school, child and family team meetings, and in court. Volunteering for the program involves a two-year commitment and a willingness to spend quality time with the children to advocate for them. In 1980, Judge John Mendoza led the creation of the CASA Program in Clark County. For more information about the CASA program call 702-455-4306, visit www.casalasvegas.org or visit www.facebook.com/#!/CASALasVegas.
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