Home About Us Get Involved News & Events Contact Us DONATE NOW Get Involved Learn about all the ways you can get involved with CASA of Camden County and give a child a voice today. Learn How To Get Involved The CASA solution begins with a single volunteer—a specially trained court-appointed special advocate or guardian —trained to know what is in a child’s best interest and how to get those interests met by the system. Can you “Speak Up for a Child?” We appreciate you taking the time to see how volunteering, donating, or even inviting your friends to a sponsored event can provide hope. Donate Your donation gives children who’ve been abused or neglected the powerful voice of a CASA volunteer in court, in school and across our community. MAKE A DONATION Volunteer A CASA volunteer helps children who have experienced abuse or neglect acquire the services they need and achieve permanency in a safe home as quickly as possible. BECOME A VOLUNTEER Attend an Event Get involved by attending an event, learn more about our organization and the cause. LEARN MORE Become a Court Appointed Special Advocate No special skills are required to be a CASA Volunteer and free training is provided. CASA training is 30-hours and includes seven sections that prepare you to advocate for a child, or children, living in foster care. After training is completed you are sworn in as an official court advocate and will be assigned your first case. APPLY NOW CASA Volunteer Qualifications Interest in children, their rights, and special needs. Minimum age of 21. Ability to communicate orally and in writing: making oral and written reports to the court, CASA supervisor, and other appropriate individuals. Ability to pass criminal background check and child abuse record information check. Have favorable references from non-relative sources. Have a valid driver's license. Volunteer Expectations Here you’ll find all the expectations for advocates. DOWNLOAD YOU can put hope into action right now! Four volunteers discuss the rewards and challenges they face when lending a voice to youth who are sometimes not heard. It’s not just one life that is impacted there are multiple lives that are assisted when you work with CASA. WATCH VIDEO Frequently Asked Questions What is a CASA volunteer? What is the role of a CASA volunteer? How do CASA volunteers investigate a case? How are CASA volunteers different from social service caseworkers? Does the federal government support CASA? How many CASA programs exist? How effective are CASA programs? How much time is required to volunteer? How long does a CASA volunteer remain involved? Are there other agencies or groups providing a similar service? How are CASA volunteers different from attorneys? Is there a "typical" CASA volunteer? How do CASA volunteers advocate for children? How many cases does a CASA volunteer carry at a time? Do lawyers, judges and social caseworkers support CASA? What children are assigned CASA volunteers? What does the National CASA Association provide? How is CASA funded? Become A "Friend of CASA" What is a Friend of CASA? What does it take to be a Friend of CASA? What do you do as a Friend of CASA? What do you get as a Friend of CASA? Ready to Get Involved? There are many ways to help. BECOME A VOLUNTEER MAKE A DONATION Quick Links About Us Get Involved News & Events Donate Contact Us Advocate Resource Sign Up For Updates! Join our email list and receive occasional news and updates from CASA of Camden County. SUBSCRIBE Copyright © 2021 CASA of Camden County | All Rights Reserved | Website Design by Kimberly Ortiz This website is supported in part by Awards 2015-CH-BX-K001 AND 2018-CH-BX-K001 awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice. Neither the US Department of Justice nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided).