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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.
  • Fill out CASA’s Volunteer Application in MS Word or Adobe PDF. You will bring this to your interview along with a paragraph about why you’d like to become an Advocate.
    • Click here for the Advocate Job Description.
  • After completing the interview, a candidate moving forward will be invited to attend CASA’s comprehensive 35-hour training. The screening process continues throughout training.
  • Each trainee receives the exemplary training, tools, and supervision that make being a CASA Advocate such a rewarding experience. CASA’s professional staff carefully matches each new Advocate with several potential children from which to choose. The new Advocate reads each child’s case and decides which child he or she would like to serve.
  • CASA offers four trainings per year; Feb/March, May/June, August/Sept, Oct/Nov.
    Trainings span 5 weeks and take place two nights a week from 6-9:00 p.m.

2013 information sessions:
  • First Tuesday of every month in North County. Locations change monthly.  (at 5:30 p.m.)
  • Third Wednesday of every month in South County, 813 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville. (at 5:30 p.m.)
See also our Home Page for recent updates.
Contact Cita, Cita@casaofsantacruz.org to RSVP and for location details.


2013 Volunteer Advocate Trainings:
February 19 thru March 21
Tuesday and Thursday evening, 6-9:00 p.m.

May 28 thru June 27
Tuesday and Thursday evening, 6-9:00 p.m.

Aug 12 thru Sept 11
Monday and Wednesday evening, 6-9:00 p.m.

Oct 24 thru Nov 28 (skipping Nov 21)
Tuesday and Thursday evening, 6-9:00 p.m.

See also our Home Page for recent updates.
Contact Cita, Cita@casaofsantacruz.org to RSVP and for location details.

Ways to Get Involved
child and adult