Volunteer Opportunity Details:

A CASA volunteer provides a judge with recommendations that help the court make a sound decision about that child’s future. Each case is as unique as the child involved.

To prepare a court report, the CASA volunteer talks with the child, parents, family members, social workers, school officials, health providers, and others who are knowledgeable about the child’s history. The CASA volunteer also reviews all records pertaining to the child, i.e. school, medical, caseworker reports and other documents.

CASA volunteers come from all walks of life, with a variety of professional, educational and ethnic backgrounds. Aside from their CASA volunteer work, 85% are employed in regular full-time jobs. 2/3 of the volunteers nationwide are women, 1/3 are men.

How Does a CASA Volunteer Differ from a Social Service Caseworker? Social Workers are generally employed by state or county governments. They sometimes work on as many as 40 to 50 cases at a time and are frequently unable to conduct a comprehensive investigation of each case. The CASA worker is a volunteer with more time and a smaller caseload (on the average 1 to 2). The CASA Volunteer does not replace a social worker on a case; he or she is an independent appointee of the court.

How Does the Role of a CASA Volunteer Differ from an Attorney? The CASA volunteer does not provide legal representation in the courtroom. That is the role of the attorney.
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The Role of the Educational Advocate includes but may not be limited to:
Meeting with the child/youth to assess their views of any educational needs, ensuring that the child/youth educational rights are being met, working with the school (teachers, counselors, administrators, and school board members) regarding the student’s educational needs and/or educational program, facilitating collaborative interaction between the school and other agencies that work with the student, reporting the child’s educational progress and needs to the Court on a bi-annual basis, and participating in school meetings (Optional): such as PTA, Home/School Club, school board meetings, parent advisory committee meetings

A Volunteer must be at least 21 years of age, be able to pass a fingerprint clearance, have a clean driving record, commit to 18 months of volunteering, and 10-15 hours per month. All volunteers will complete 12 hours of continuing education within one year of appointment to a child.

This opportunity is sponsored by: C.A.S.A. Of San Bernardino County

We need volunteers who are free at these times Weekdays Weekly Weekends This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adults (26-54) Unpaid Interns Adults (55+) Young Adults (18-25) Individual

Contact Person: Maggie Harris, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

555 North D Street, Suite 100 San Bernardino, CA 92401 (See a map)

Directions:

From the 215 freeway, exit off of 2nd Street and go East to D Street. On D Street, make a left. After you pass 5th Street, our office is 3 buildings from the corner of 5th and D Streets, next door to a Yum Yum Restaurant. Parking is in the rear of the building.

Details where opportunity can also be performed

This opportunity can also be performed in these locations:

Cities:		Bloomington Colton Grand Terrace Highland Loma Linda Redlands Rialto San Bernardino
Counties:		San Bernardino