"With this class being one of our most diverse, we're thrilled to connect our foster youth with CASA volunteers who will advocate and understand them," said Child Advocates CEO Frederick J. Ferrer.
"This training included a lived-experience panel, which allowed our CASA candidates to hear firsthand perspectives from a current CASA, social worker and former foster youth."
CASA volunteers are not required to have a particular background or experience. Each CASA is supported by Child Advocates staff once matched with a foster youth or sibling set.
To address the needs of the foster children on the waitlist for a CASA volunteer, Child Advocates seeks to diversify its pool of advocates by recruiting more male, bilingual, Spanish-speaking and LGBTQ+ volunteers.
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