CASA Council Helping Children of Mohave County

Casa Council is an amazing organization that helped a foster child attend a conference that made a difference in her life. It is amazing to find an organization that truly cares about children and helping them to succeed in life. Thank you for being there for children that just need a hand up!

Bev and Rod and all of the council members of CASA Council Helping Children of Mohave County are amazing. I am a case manager and legal guardian of many children. CASA Council has helped families I work with and have provided for the children's needs. I am grateful to CASA Council for assisting the families I serve in so many ways from providing clothing money, beds, bedding, educational toys, and so many other things. CASA Council is always quick to jump in and offer assistance to families that have needs.

The Mohave County CASA Council and its team is the best organization out there for youth in care in Mohave County. They are amazing people and are always looking to help our youth. I work with teens in foster care and they are amazing at helping me meet the needs of my youth.

CASA Council is an amazing organization. In the 2 years I have been a CASA volunteer, CASA Council has repeatedly assisted in providing for the foster children I work with. Bev and Rod are tireless in their fundraising efforts to ensure foster children know they are important, cared for and supported.

Whenever I made a request to CASA Council, they immediately reply to my request and within a day or two whatever has been requested is delivered to the child. Just to name a few of the things CASA Council has done, they provided a prom dress for a high school girl who was attending public school for the first time; a riding helmet and riding boots for a child who was enrolled in equine therapy; and summer clothes for a growing boy who exhausted his DCS clothing allowance but needed clothes that fit him.

I wish everyone could see the joy in the kids' faces and the gratitude they express for the support they receive from CASA Council.

In addition, CASA Council supports the volunteers so we can fulfill our responsibilities and make a difference in a child's life.

Thank you, Bev and Rod and CASA Council, for all you do for the CASA program and for the children in foster care in Mohave County.

CASA Council Helping Children of Mohave County has been a Godsend to the foster children in our community. They have gone above and beyond to help whenever a need arises for one of these children. I am so very grateful for their service and commitment. Thank you so very much!

I volunteer for a few nonprofits, but non of them compare to Casa Counsel of Mohave County. There is no payroll in this organization, everyone is strickley on a volunteer basis. The dedication to helping the children and families within Mohave County and now Pinal County also is just amazing. With our community growing at such a fast pace, this is an organization that has grown right along with it and help every child possible.

I’m a board member of Casa Council of Mohave County for 9 years. The Council supports the Needs of children in foster care system in all categories up to age 22. When providing care to the children, council works diligently to ensure that these children are supported to develop into strong and confident individuals. Council President Beverly and treasurer Rod have dedicated their time and energy to ensure that the Council reaches to large numbers of families. I am proud to be part of Casa Council of Mohave County.

Rod and Bev are always available when you need them, just a phone call or email away. Casa Council helps so many kids in our care (DCS) with the back to school backpacks, events held throughout the year, diapers donations, and gift cards to families in need. They are all wonderful people to work with. Thank you Rod, Bev, and everyone else involved with CASA Council Helping Children of Mohave County, you're the best.

This organization works with DCS to help provide children with many of their needs. The children and placement always appreciate ALL that Casa provides.

Being a board member volunteer at CASA Council Helping Children of Mohave County has been an absolutely incredible experience. This organization is truly wonderful, providing unwavering support to foster care youth and their families. Their deep care and commitment to making a positive impact in the lives of foster youth are evident in everything they do.

I am constantly amazed by the genuine compassion and support that CASA Council offers. It is an honor to be associated with such a fantastic group of people who are so deeply committed to making a difference. If you are looking for an organization that truly cares and makes a real impact, CASA Council Helping Children of Mohave County is the one to support.

Five stars, without a doubt!

CASA Council of Mohave County is such a wonderful organization. They help countless children in the foster care system in Mohave County with obtaining beds, bedding, clothing, car seats, etc. CASA Council also helps local families through community events for Back to School, Trunk or Treats, and Winter Wonderland. Their mission to help children and families is so wonderful and they are a vital attribute to the community.

CASA Council has never turned down a request for a foster child in need on my cases. One of my foster children expressed that he would like to be a chef after he graduates. CASA Council paid all expenses for him to participate in a summer culinary arts program at our local community college. This is just one of the many times they have been able to help when I have reached out. They are absolutely amazing!

CASA Council Helping Children of Mohave County are super amazing at helping the kiddos in Mohave county as well as the families that need help. They are amazing at what they do and I am grateful for them on a daily basis.

CASA Council is always available to help any child in a Mohave County dependency/in home case. They recently provided bunk beds, mattresses, dressers and bedding to a family in need. They are expeditious with delivery and friendly. They ensure the children's needs are met, so they can feel like they are not missing out on being a kid. Every kid should have what they need, so they can just be a kid.
Recommend CASA Council to all of my colleagues and peers.

The Council members are active in the community they serve and have a genuine interest in making children's lives better.

I've been a active board member for almost 7 years and have watched this nonprofit grow in many ways taking care of the needs of foster children in Mohave and LaPaz County. We want these special children to feel like every other child to be loved and taken care of.
Are passion is to provide them with the unmet needs to be that normal child and to assist kindship placement and foster homes to fit each child's needs.

This nonprofit organization helps so many families when reunifying with their families. I work with this agency to help families reunifying with their children get the things they need when they do not have the funds, including clothing, beds, bedding, dressers and so much more. This agency is always doing what they can to help families and make sure they have what they need, to make sure the children are ready for their return home. The people within this organization are amazing, and caring, and put all their time, energy, and effort into improving the lives of the families within the community.

The Board of Directors are phenomenal. The kindness I experienced with this organization is so genuine they are truly here to help those in need. I have worked with non-profits in the past but CASA is truly exceptional.

Amazing organization caring for the foster children in Mohave County!

CASA Council for the children in Mohave County has a hard and rewarding job. The hours donated fir this organization is beyond normal limits. Let’s recognize this group for what they do!

CASA is absolutely amazing. They go above and beyond to help provide essentials for my foster kiddos. We are so grateful for their kindness.

CASA Council really is dedicated to helping dependent children feel like normal kiddos. They provide for them and put on events for them which makes them feel special.

We are foster parents in Yavapai County, but welcomed two brothers from Mohave County into our home. Since our boys are not from this county we have not been able to participate in many foster care activities geared only to Yavapai youth. However, Mohave County CASA has really been there to support our family and meet specific needs the boys have had. Rod Siemens was so encouraging and supportive... going up and above in meeting our needs. Thank you so much Mohave CASA!

I have been a foster parent for many years,CASA has always been there to help the precious little souls in my care not only with clothing but to help them be the little children they were ment to be . They are there to offer the trust and support these little ones so desperately need. CASA is truly a blessing

We just accepted our 50th placement! Casa Council of Mohave County is so resourceful and wonderful at supporting foster parents. They are always there to help support the children of our community with any needs.
Thank you so much!!

This is such an amazing organization. Without them my 2 children that we adopted would probably not be alive today. They did their due diligence, did the research that DCS was not doing and "caught" things happening that we all knew was happening, but no one could prove. They saved the childrens lives and were super professional and we never knew what was going on until court.

I am a CASA and CASA Council of Mohave County is the greatest gift to the County's foster children. They have always been there to provide for foster children in need. I have requested numerous items from special needs babies to youth in the Independent Living Program and I know I can count on them to help. They are an amazing organization and I thank each and everyone of them for their dedication to foster children and wanting to make a difference in their lives.

I love that CASA Council provides our kids with needs to be a kid. They get many essentials like sleeping in a bed, car seats and clothing on their backs. They get to join sports, activities and have a place to go for care with after school programs. Without CASA these children would have a way of life tougher than they were handed in the first place.

I can always count on CASA to help us out. They do a great job of serving our children in our community. They host the best events and a fun time, especially the golf tournament.

I work for DCS and CASA has always been there to support our children in need. It is amazing how fast they act when our children in need. For example, they got beds and car seats same day and ultimately made the difference in being able to keep a child in a kinship care. This is just a small example of all the children they have helped over the years. It is people like them that makes doing a job like mine easier and worth while. Thank you CASA for being such a big supporter in our children, or community, and our families.

Working with Mohave County CASA for the past 5 years has been a really great experience. They make the magic happen with children in care. No matter how bizarre the request, if they can't fulfill it they will reach out to those who can and make it happen for the youth of Arizona. It is always a pleasure to meet with all the members and they have such kind and generous hearts.

I became a foster parent because of a kinship placement. I didn't really know what the CASA organization did for our community. I really appreciate the donations-the gift cards for clothes and shoes was so helpful. The winter wonderland gifts of books, pajamas and toys really brighten my child. They even gave a beanie to my specials' needs nephew. Thank you to the board of directors for giving so much of your time and resources back to our community and for your support, especially to our little guy! ~Forever grateful

CASA Council Helping Children of Mohave County consistently is able to provide for foster youth in Kingman. They go the extra mile to ensure Arizona's most vulnerable children have all of their basic needs covered and often will help these children acquire necessary items for school too.

I got involved with CASA with my dearest beloved Betty Moir who was a CASA. I learned so much of what this wonderful group does for the children of Mohave County and beyond. I am honored to be a part of the CASA Council Board to help raise money to help our children in need. We have so many. Thank you for all you do for the communities we serve.

We became a kinship placement for my cousins children on very short notice. To say we were a little unprepared is an understatement. CASA has been so kind and helpful throughout the process. They have helped with many items we have needed for both children and my husband and I could not be more grateful for their generosity. It is truly amazing to us both that there are such selfless organizations such as this to help these children in their most needing of times. I hope to be able to donate to CASA in the future to help other children in need!

Casa is the best the whole team have been nothing but so much help for all the children's needs in my care I have had so much help and all the work they do

CASA has been there to help when other avenues were taking too long. I have 3 children and no matter if it is clothing, computers , sports equipment or any other needs Bev and Rod are always right there ready to help in anyway they can. At Christmas time when no one but the foster family is there to provide the expense of gifts for foster children CASA is always there to help not only with warm clothing and toys but with Santa. For those who don't know foster parents get 75 cents an hour for foster care. So CASA is a blessing

The CASA Council of Mohave County is hands down the greatest gift to the County's foster children. When our youth are in need, I know I can count on them to help. They are an amazing organization filled with the most amazing people that I've ever had the pleasure to work with.

So amazing to have CASA in our community. It’s beautiful to see how many children are able to be helped.

Casa is always available to help a child in foster care. They respond quickly and offer viable solutions.
They put on great community events to make every child in foster care feel loved and supported.

CASA is always just a phone call away. They are very caring and willing to help in any way they can. They’ve help many foster kids. Great people to work with.

Helpful and wonderful organization for the community. Look forward to continuing working with them in the future.

Always available to Staff, clients and all community members. Great organization.

I can always count on CASA to help support the most vulnerable!!

I'm very proud to be a board member for this non-profit organization. It helps so many children in the Mohave county area in Arizona. I have seen this charity do some amazing things in helping the children in the three plus years I've been involved with CASA Council Helping Children of Mohave County.

What a great organization! CASA of Mohave County is there to help the foster children of Mohave County when they have a need in their lives. They have provided athletic shoes for each of our boys over the last three years and also helped with registration fees for our girl who is in gymnastics. Casa is very generous and concerned about the kids that they be provided with what they need in order to be successful in their lives.

Thank you CASA of Mohave County,

David Whitehead
Lake Havasu City

Amazing organization! We foster and one of of current placements received a generous gift card from the organization. This was very helpful since he arrived at our home with just the clothes on his back. He had such a fun time picking out his new clothes ������ We sure do appreciate all the kindness!

I'm a first-time foster dad and had no idea the kind of support this community was just waiting to give me. At the top of that list is CASA CHC of Mohave County, who answered my many questions and helped me get situated after our first placement. Thank You!!

I recently requested help with obtaining a car seat and winter clothing for one of my CASA kids. CASA Council came through with all in record time. It was a quick and easy process and I am very grateful for their help. Thank you for caring about our children. You make life for them a little easier.

This organization benefits foster children and has made a difference in children's lives.
I'm very grateful to have such loving and compassionate people supporting children.
Please support CASA Council.

I run a non-profit for youth development. I love partnering with CASA to provide a safe place for all of our foster kids to go. They provide such an amazing help to our foster kids! Thank you for what you do!

I am a Foster Parent and have had 13 kiddos come into my home withIn the last 20 months. I found out about the CASA Council of Mohave County about 10 months ago and they have helped us & the kiddos in so many ways. Giving these kiddos things needed from car seats to cribs to clothing and shoes, to use in our home and take with them when they return to their parents who didn't have these items for the kids before removal and So they will have a safe & comfortable place to sleep and so they will travel safely in the car.
I feel so thankful and blessed to have the Casa Council of Mohave County as a partner in our journey helping these kiddos and also us.
I want to say a special Thank You to the council members who approve our requests for the items needed and also to the CASA volunteer's who work with the kids and advocate for them. I am forever grateful ;}
Katrina

I have been a CASA for seven years and CASA Council has helped to provide services to my CASA Children and given them the opportunity to make positive changes in their lives. Thank you CASA Council for always being there for our foster children of Mohave County.

CASA Council of Mohave County provides an invaluable service to the children in foster care in our community. The lives of so many children have been improved by the efforts and great work of the CASA Council. They are quick to respond and willing to help in any way they can.

CASA is very supportive of all of our foster kids and recently provided us with important educational materials to help get one of our academically delayed kids up to speed.

I was truly thankful that the CASA Council was in place and able to help the children. The town where they have been placed does not have a girls/boys club and there is no place for outside activity which they all seem to want and need. The Council was able to purchase a basketball hoop and two ball for the children. I'm not sure how much they will be used at 115 degrees but at least the set up is available. As an aside, on of the Council members actually donated another basketball unit. They are great people who really care for our children. Melinda Sobraske

The Mohave County CASA Council has been instrumental in supplying funds for children in foster care. Children, particularly foster children, have needs to feel special and to feel loved. The CASA Council is very diligent in making their dreams come true! The CASA Council is very approachable and a pleasure to work with.

I have been a Mohave County CASA for several years. I truly appreciate the work done by the Mohave County CASA Council. They raise money to provide the "extras" for the children that makes them feel "normal" in a time of need. Not only do they work hard to put a smile on each of the kids faces at Christmas, they also make sure that the children are not forgotten throughout the rest of the year. Because it is not unusual for children to carry their most precious and personal belongings in a garbage bag when they leave their homes, the CASA Council works hard to provide the children with suitcases. The CASA Council provides funding for all of the extras that are so often forgotten (from suitcases to camp to prom) but mean so much in the lives of these children. The Mohave CASA Council is very easy to work with and very responsive to the needs of each of the children.

I have gone to the CASAsuppport.org website to apply for funding for the unmet needs of foster children in Mohave County. Whether a person is an advocate, foster parent or DCS caseworker, this is the site to go where 100% of the funding raised goes to support the kids. I especially appreciate the swim lessons which make kids a little safer around water. Children in the care of the State deserve opportunities and the special help this non-profit gives them.

As a case manager I have had the pleasure of working with the CASA council on numerous occasions. The CASA council has assisted many children in our community with individual needs as well as reaching out to all foster children in Mohave county, though events such as the fall festival and Christmas celebration. The council collaborates with local agencies and providers to ensure our community's foster children never believe that they are invisible.
This non-profit organization is vital to the foster children in the community during a time of change and difficulty in their lives.

Casa has been wonderful in helping meet the needs of the foster children in Mohave county. They help the children be as normal as the can.

I worked with a family and the CASA to get them a much needed double stroller. The CASA member made it very easy and told us step by step what to do. The form was easy to fill out and the family recieved the funds to get the stroller very quickly. It was very esay to do and very helpful for the family.

I never had trouble with asking CASA in assisting our children in Mohave County. They have assist our children in their needs that we could not provide on the spot. Some of our youth got additional funds to assist them in graduation and prom, which is a big for youths getting ready to transition to adulthood. It helps the youths to celebrate a milestone than worry how to earn the money to get the necessary to celebrate their accomplishment.

Thanks to the Mohave County CASA council on funding kids from our Agency. The CASA council is always quick to get back and has funded all reasonable requests that I have made. We are grateful as an Agency and I am grateful as a former case manager and now supervisor of this support for the children and families that we serve.

I am a case manager for the department of child safety. I have worked with several of the Casa's assigned to Lake Havasu. Each and everyone of them have served my children above and beyond what is required of them per their volunteer job description. I have relied on the Casa's to make suprise visits at visits, placements, and schools when I had concerns and needed a second opinion. They have provided outings for my children that the children would have otherwise not experianced. The Casa's have provided my children with grants and resources when they were in need of clothing or equipment or fees for activitivities.
The Casa's have also worked with our parents helping them with resources and giving advice when the parent has asked them.
The Casa's have always been freindly and professional. They represent the children well in court.

I do not usually request help from the CASA Council. However a situation arose with one of my CASA kids and the CASA Council of Mohave County came through and helped me and the child. What impressed me the most is how quick and responsive the Council was. I truly appreciate everything that the CASA Council does, not only for the children of the community, but also for the CASAs.

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Council Helps Provide Needed Extras To Foster Kids.

A six year old I advocated for was disrupting her school class and having a difficult time making friends. Her angry aggressive behaviors were brought on by severe emotional abuse. She loved basketball and it was a way to reach her. CASA Council Helping Children of Mohave County provided money for her enrollment in a basketball class at the local YMCA. She was caught up in an activity that required concentration, teamwork, and sharing. CASA Council gave her a chance to begin learning socially appropriate behaviors.

There are funds to feed, shelter, and clothe children once they enter foster care. There aren't funds to give them opportunities or provide them with activities. Being removed from family, even a highly dysfunctional one, is traumatic. Special experiences can give a child a break from a frightening and disorienting time. They can foster a sense of normalcy. They can create an opportunity to explore a talent or interest. They can set a child on a new path.

I am priviledged to volunteer as a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) and advocate for abused and neglected children in court. I also donate to the excellent work of CASA Council Helping Children of Mohave County. I hope you'll join me.

I have been a Casa in Mohave County for six years. While the State does have some funding for necessities, they do not have enough for everything that the child needs and should have. The Casa Council of Mohave County is a very progressive organization that helps children who are in foster care. Several children from my cases were blessed by the organization funding things like music lessons and tutoring. They have one golf tournament per year to raise money to help these children. If you have the opportunity to help them it would be most appreciated.

The CASA foundation serving Mohave County in Arizona is AWESOME. They are always able and willing to provide necessities for the children we serve. In fact, I cannot think of a situation where they were unable to provide assistance. On a number of occasions, we have asked for help with clothes, laptops for school, food for children who abruptly come into care, financial assistance for dance lessons, sports fees, and field trips. I have also noticed CASA's who are asigned to support a specific child are equally helpful in assuring the children we serve have everything they need to overcome the situation which brought them into the state's care. I do not know what we would do without the CASA foundation, but am grateful we have them.

I can't say enough about this wonderful organization. I am a new CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) in Mohave County. As trained advocates, CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to be a voice for children in court. These children have been removed form their homes due to abuse and/or neglect and most often placed in Foster Care. One of my cases involved two young special-needs children that were placed in the home of a relative who had pool without a fence. CASA Council provided the funds, in just a few days, for the kids to each receive swimming lessons. CASA Council provides funds for sports, tutoring, camps, martial arts, special clothing, educational help, just to name a few. Their goal is to enrich the lives of foster care children and leave them with some wonderful lifetime memories. They do a great job!

I have been a CASA volunteer for 13 years. Over the past six years CASA Council has helped many of the foster children assigned to my case load. Just this past year they funded equine therapy for a severely traumatized seven year old which calmed him down, helped him focus, and learn discipline. I have a sibling group of four children and CASA Council funded the oldest boy for a Sheriff's Boot camp this past summer. He has ADHD and he learned some skills to increase his concentration and discipline. The middle boy was funded by CASA Council for a month long basketball camp. The youngest boy was funded for a month long art class.One of the great things about this is he had art supplies left over and his is still drawing and painting.

Thank you CASA Council for being there to help our children grow and develop their skills like other children.

We have been very Blessed to receive funding from CASA Council of Mohave County. They have assisted my foster sons with fees for church camp this summer. Without their help he would not have been able to attend. They have also assisted us with his fees for the Young Marines program. It is a program that helps youngsters 8-18 to learn what the Military is like, learn respect of Our Country, adults, no tolerance for drugs and peer relationships. He has gone camping and learned so much that he would have never been exposed to otherwise. They have assisted us with uniforms for the Police Explorers program for another young man. Having CASA Council available to help with the "EXTRAS", I feel that I am giving the boys the best environment for which to grow and blossom into responsible adults. It is so nice to have "Fairy Godparents" out there looking out for all of us foster families!

Foster Children in the Arizona system are provided with their basic needs. When it comes to extras this is where CASA Council has made a difference for my CASA children They have provided business clothing when a teenager got her first job in a bank. They funded allergy testing for a severely allergic child, the state would not cover. Bought bunk bed for a birth mom so the children could have overnight visits. They bought Minnie Mouse bedding for a three year old who was having trouble sleeping in a big girl bed. Good, caring people, doing good things for abused children. I say, five stars.*****

I am a CASA for Mohave County. Being new to the business, I found CASA council very helpful and supportive. When I needed money for my client's special trip, the council came through for me. This council keeps careful track of all funding to prove that they are completely legitimate- which they are.

I highly recommend this organization to anyone who wants to see great use of donated and very needed funds.

This is a great organization that goes out of its way to serve the foster children of Mohave County!