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Large grant aids the expansion of CASA program
Tuesday, August 05, 2008 | No comments posted.
The Ford Family Foundation has given the Court Appointed Special Advocate program of Coos County a $50,000 grant to expand services to abused and neglected children.
The funding will allow CASA to expand its volunteer force over the next three years, said CASA Director Twila Veysey in a press release.
“CASA of Coos County is currently serving only 140 of the vulnerable children in the county who are wards of the court and in foster care,” Veysey said. “CASA volunteers advocate on their behalf and represent the best interest of children in court.”
That accounts for less than half of the need for CASA volunteers in Coos County.
The funds were provided in a collaborative effort between major foundations in Oregon, and coordinated through the “Get Ready, Get Set, Go” project, facilitated by the Oregon CASA Directors’ Network and the Oregon Commission on Children and Families. As a program of Oregon Coast Community Action, CASA of Coos County also is financially supported through the Coos County Commission on Children and Families.
“Get Ready, Get Set, Go” funding enabled CASA to hire a development specialist, Rebecca Yaeger of Bandon. She will expand fundraising, grant funding and other resources to help support the program.
To help recruit CASA volunteers, Community Action will offer evening training for the first time, beginning in September in Coos Bay. The agency’s staff hopes the evening class will allow for more working adults to attend CASA training and increase opportunities for professionals to donate time to the program.
For information on CASA of Coos County or to register for the evening training class, call 396-1074 or visit http://www.orcca.us.
The funding will allow CASA to expand its volunteer force over the next three years, said CASA Director Twila Veysey in a press release.
“CASA of Coos County is currently serving only 140 of the vulnerable children in the county who are wards of the court and in foster care,” Veysey said. “CASA volunteers advocate on their behalf and represent the best interest of children in court.”
That accounts for less than half of the need for CASA volunteers in Coos County.
The funds were provided in a collaborative effort between major foundations in Oregon, and coordinated through the “Get Ready, Get Set, Go” project, facilitated by the Oregon CASA Directors’ Network and the Oregon Commission on Children and Families. As a program of Oregon Coast Community Action, CASA of Coos County also is financially supported through the Coos County Commission on Children and Families.
“Get Ready, Get Set, Go” funding enabled CASA to hire a development specialist, Rebecca Yaeger of Bandon. She will expand fundraising, grant funding and other resources to help support the program.
To help recruit CASA volunteers, Community Action will offer evening training for the first time, beginning in September in Coos Bay. The agency’s staff hopes the evening class will allow for more working adults to attend CASA training and increase opportunities for professionals to donate time to the program.
For information on CASA of Coos County or to register for the evening training class, call 396-1074 or visit http://www.orcca.us.
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