SPOTLIGHT ON "CASA" WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY DO

CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates. CASA's focus is to help and advocate on-behalf of the abused and neglected children that are in the court system. Their goal is to seek safe, permanent families for the children in the court system as quickly as possible.

CASA is a private non-profit organization. They recruit, train, and support court approved community volunteers to advocate for the children in the court system. All of the CASA volunteers are appointed by judges. CASA volunteers usually handle just one case at a time, and they commit to staying on that case until the child is placed in a safe, permanent home.

Let me introduce you to the staff of the CASA of Bullitt County.

Cindy Prestigiacomo featured to the left is the Executive Director of CASA

Pictured to the right  of Cindy is Dana Elkins She is the volunteer Coordinator. She assists in volunteer recruitment, training and supervision of the volunteers.

CASA is in need of volunteers! Do you know there is over 500 abused and neglected children in the Bullitt County Court system in any given day. CASA has a volunteer training coming up on September 23, there is still time to enroll. Please contact the CASA office for more information.

I would like to thank both ladies you are doing a wonderful job, and thank you for allowing me to come by and visit with you and take your photos on a minutes notice, they are real troupers they had no idea I was coming and still made time for me.

The Woman's Club thanks you CASA for all you are doing it is really making a difference here in Bullitt County.

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