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Is your organization in
need of a speaker or presenter?
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What is a
Newport News CASA Volunteer?
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A trained citizen |
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A court appointed advocate |
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An investigator |
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A mediator |
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A representative |
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An objective reporter |
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A communicator |
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The “voice of a child” |
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A Person Just Like You! |
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FROM
THE BEGINNING…
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Since 1985, 296 citizens like
you have been trained to be CASAs for over 3500 children who were victims of child
abuse and neglect. CASA volunteers have
participated in over 4600 hours of regular and inservice
training since July 2004.
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Newport News CASA is part of
the national network of 900 independent CASA programs. There are currently
over 52,000 trained advocates throughout the country.
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Newport News CASA was the first
program in the Commonwealth. It was then that trained
advocates were introduced to a diverse array of cases such
as those of abuse, neglect, mental abuse, custody disputes
as well as CHINS (children in need of services) cases.
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Since the
beginning of FY 2005, Newport News CASA has served over 250
children in the
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.
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Volunteer advocacy allow for
the needs and desires of the child to be heard in the
already overburdened social and legal systems.
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