Become a CASA Volunteer Advocate- Santa Cruz County


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Becoming a CASA Volunteer Advocate

“My journey as a CASA Advocate started out as a way to serve my community but ended in a beautiful friendship. I never thought giving back could be so rewarding. I now find my CASA youth looking toward her future with optimism. She needed one adult to believe in her.”
- Allison, CASA Volunteer Advocate

Information Sessions & Next Steps

If you are considering the commitment of being an Advocate, you will be asked to participate in a comprehensive screening and training process.

The first step is to attend an Information Session. Staff will guide you through the experience of a child in foster care and share the role you can offer as an Advocate. You will also hear about the challenges, joys and experiences from the perspective of a current Advocate.
If you choose, you can sign up for a personal one-hour interview with CASA staff, which will be held at the CASA office.
- Click here for the Volunteer Application in MS Word (click here for the MAC Pages version) which you fill out prior to your interview.
- Click here for the Advocate Job Description.
After completing the interview, staff will invite each trainee to our comprehensive 35-hour training (link to training). Screening is ongoing throughout training.
CASA’s professional staff provide the training, tools and exemplary supervision so each new Advocate is fully supported as they step into their important role as a Court Appointed Special Advocate. Each new advocate chooses “their” child from 1-3 case files that have been carefully selected by staff as the potential best match for the advocate.

Next information sessions:

Tuesday, June 29th 5:30 p.m. at the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz 2425 Porter St. Ste. 16 Soquel.

Please call Danielle at 761-2956, ext. 102 or email her at danielle@casaofsantacruz.org for more information.

Next Training:

July 19th - Two week summer intensive training, Monday thru Friday 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
at the CASA office, 294 Green Valley Rd. ste. 326 Watsonville, CA 95076
Fall Training -
Sept. 20 - Oct. 20, Monday and Wednesday 6:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m.
location to be determined.

Ways to Get Involved

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