Change a Child's Life -- for the Better!
Date and Time
Monday Aug 26, 2024 Friday Sep 20, 2024
Monday, August 26, 2024 – 9 am – 3:30 pm
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 – 5:30 pm – 9 pm (via Zoom)
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 – 5:30 pm – 9 pm
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 – 5:30 pm – 3:30 pm (via Zoom)
Monday, September 9, 2024 – 9 am – 3:30 pm
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 – 5:30 pm – 9 pm
Friday, September 20, 2024 – 8:00 am – 2:30 pm
Location
Rappahannock CASA, 509C Lafayette Blvd., Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Fees/Admission
Prospective volunteers must be at least 21, complete an application, undergo background checks and take part in an interview before training with us.
Website
Contact Information
rappcasa@gmail.com
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Description
When a child has been abused or neglected in the Fredericksburg region, the local judges overseeing their cases often appoint a CASA volunteer to serve as that child's advocate throughout the process. CASAs meet with the child (or sibling group) at least monthly, conduct independent investigations into their circumstances, and provide written reports to court, recommending services to help the children heal from their trauma and ultimately weighing in on where it’s safest for those children to live: with their parents, with a loving relative or in an adoptive home.
Volunteers receive at least 32 hours of training before ever taking a case and are virtually guaranteed to make a measurable difference in a child's life. Rappahannock CASA's next new-volunteer training session starts on Aug. 26 and ends with a swearing-in ceremony on Sept. 20. If you'd like to join us, please be certain you can attend all the training dates listed on our website and then email us at rappcasa@gmail.com for an application. You could be the hero a child has been waiting for.
