There are 3,750 Children Needing City CASA Volunteer Training Help change the world for a child one child at a time. There are nearly 4,000 children in the City of St. Louis in foster care. By law, each child must have a guardian at litem to speak up for them in court. You could be that person for a child in the City of St. Louis.
CASA volunteers come from many walks of life, geographic areas, cultural backgrounds.
We provide training and supervision to help you become that special person in the life of a foster child. Imagine how this system feels to a child. The training consists of about 25 hours of classroom instruction, and an additional 3 hours of courtroom observation. After training, our volunteers are not experts in every area, but instead are prepared to identify issues in all areas, and then follow up by asking appropriate, relevant questions. Check our training calendar for upcoming classes and bring your expertise to the aid of a child in need.