NEWS & EVENTS

A fundraiser for Casa of Jackson County

Southern Oregon’s Got Talent (presented by Re/Max Ideal Brokers)

The Finale night will take place on Friday, October 15th at The Craterian

For more information & registration click here




Celebrity Waiter

Save the Date for CASA’s

4th Annual Celebrity Waiter Event

Theme: Favorite Television Shows

Friday Sept. 10th, 2010

Rogue Valley Country Club

call Dan for more information@

541-842-4077

Or Email

Dan Toews



5th Southern Oregon Texas Hold’em Tournament

Nov. 6th, 2010

Rogue Valley Country Club

For more information click here

to register for the event click here

To see the results from the last poker event click here

Abused and Neglected Children Will Benefit from Jewelers for Children Grant to CASA of Jackson County, Click Here for more Info

DutchBros

CASA wishes to thank Dutch Bros for their generous effort to collect toys for CASA kids.  They will be collecting new, unwrapped toys from November 20 to December 9 at all of their locations in Jackson County for our CASA kids.  In return for a toy they will give two stamps on your Dutch Bros. card and/or a “not-so-hot”.

Rogue Disposal has also joined the effort and loaned out their bins for collection.

Thank you Dutch Bros and Rogue Disposal Teams for your excellent collaboration and for wanting to help bring joy the hundreds of abused or neglected children in our county for the Holidays.




 

CASA Volunteer Recognition Photos

To View more pictures of CASA Events Click Here

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT
CASA OF JACKSON COUNTY
call 541-734-2272 or email:
aredding@jacksoncountycasaorg

 

 

 

 

 

 
About Us


CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Jackson County is a non-profit 501(c)(3) volunteer organization that recruits, trains and supports volunteers, every day citizens, as appointed members of the court. The social welfare system is overburdened, which can result in abused and neglected children slipping through the cracks. CASA volunteers can help change that. As stated in Oregon State Statute 419B.170, a CASA volunteer shall be appointed by a juvenile court judge to each dependent ward of the court. CASA volunteers typically handle just one case at a time and commit to staying on that case until the child is placed in a safe, permanent home. Other parties to the case will come and go but CASA volunteers provide the one constant in a child's life that is needed to help them thrive.

It only takes an average of 10 hours a month to make a profound difference in a child's life.
There are currently an estimated 260 children awaiting CASAs in Jackson County.

Circuit Court Judge, Lorenzo Mejia, comments, "As a judge, I depend on CASAs and their reports to get a child-centered evaluation of the status of the case. In fact, when available, I always read CASA reports first to orient myself on each case".
Circuit Court Judge, Patricia Crain, comments, "During a court hearing, the judges rely heavily on the report and recommendations of the CASAs. We know that the CASAs have the time and the energy to devote to one child at a time to make sure that the child's interests are protected".

If you would like to learn more about volunteering, click on How to Volunteer


Or call the CASA office at 541-734-2272
And the figures...
Trained CASA volunteers: 165

Children served by CASA in 2009: 576*
Wards of the court still without a CASA: est. 350*

* Since we do not have enough volunteers to serve all of the eligible children, we must triage the cases, giving top priority to the most serious cases of abuse and neglect. Click Here to Volunteer!
Jackson County CASA strives to:
(a) to promote the best interest of abused, neglected, and vulnerable children who are wards of the court, using trained, committed volunteers advocating for each child's
timely return to a safe, nurturing, and permanent home.

(b) to promote community responsibility for reduction of child abuse and neglect.
All children will thrive...
in caring, healthy families-
families able to provide consistent support and nurturance within communities responsive to the needs and conditions of all their citizens.
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