This non-profit assists children by providing someone to be there for them - when the family is not. These children are generally discovered when CPS or some other law enforcement agency has intervened in a potential dangerous situation or home environment. They provide great training to the advocates. This group works very hard and I am very impressed.
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of San Luis Obispo County, Inc.
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- EIN 77-0316227
- staff@slocasa.org
- (805) 541-6542
- Po Box 1168 San Luis Obispo CA 93406 USA
- www.slocasa.org
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Causes: Administration of Justice, Child Abuse Prevention, Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Crime & Law, Domestic Violence, Protection Against Abuse
Mission: CASA volunteers advocate for the best interest of abused and neglected children within the court system. CASA recruits, trains and supervises volunteers who advocate for this vulnerable population with the goal of ensuring that each child grows up in a safe, nurturing and permanent home.
Target demographics: children under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court due to abuse or neglect. We also provide mentors for young adults who were in foster care when reaching 18.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 206 children benefitted from having a CASA volunteer last year.
Geographic areas served: San Luis Obispo County
Programs: *CASA Volunteer Advocates - advocate for the needs of abused, neglected and abandoned children. A volunteer will develop a relationship through weekly visits with a child, conduct a thorough investigation of the child's case and make recommendations to the juvenile court in the child's best interest. Thirty hours of initial training is provided. *CASA Mentors - help a former foster child over the age of 18 develop basic life skills through a mentoring relationship. CASA Mentors will meet with their assigned youth several times per month and make a commitment to the youth for one year. Youth mentees will have taken a life skills assessment which will provide both the mentor and the youth with an understanding of what areas need development. Initial training for mentors will be provided by CASA of San Luis Obispo County. *CASA Guild is an exciting social and networking group whose main function is to support the needs of CASA through awareness, community involvement and fundraising. CASA Guild members help plan and execute CASA's largest fundraising event of the year, Rendezvous, as well as other fundraisers and outreach events. **All interested community members are encouraged to attend an Information Session to learn more about CASA. CASA has a particular need to increase the number of male volunteers and bi-lingual, bi-cultural volunteers.