CASA Role
This important document becomes a part of the child’s permanent record and is signed by the CASA volunteer.
What is Court Report?
This document must be filed and signed by the Judge in order to open a new DNA case in court.
What is a Petition?
At 6 to 9 years, a child can usually master this task which requires fine motor skill and helps keep them from tripping over their shoe laces while walking.
What is Tying Their Shoes?
What organization in our area provides shelter and support services for victims of domestic violence?
What is SpringHaven Domestic Violence Program?
How many counties does CASA of the Heartland currently serve?
What is Five Counties (Hardin, LaRue, Meade, Breckinridge, and Grayson)?
This is the frequency with which a CASA volunteer is required to meet with the child/children on their case.
What is Monthly?
This hearing determines where the child will be placed while the parents work on their case plan.
What is Disposition?
This begins between 10-15 years old and is often marked by acne breakouts and growth spurts.
What is Puberty?
Which community health center serves our area with medical, dental, and mental health services on a sliding fee scale?
What is A+ Family Healthcare?
In what year was CASA of the Heartland established?
What is 2007?
This is the written record a CASA volunteer keeps for any case activity, including contact made with the child, caregiver, associated party, or CASA Staff.
What is Contact Log?
This is the formal name for the attorney that represents the child in a case.
What is Guardian Ad Litem/GAL?
At what age do most children begin to develop the ability to understand other people's feelings and perspectives?
What is age 4-5?
Which resource in our area provides early childhood education and family support services?
What is Head Start and Early Head Start Programs?
CASA of the Heartland's volunteer advocates are trained to represent the best interests of children in what type of court cases?
What are dependency, neglect, and abuse cases?
As an active CASA Volunteer, you are required to meet this many training hours per year.
What is 12?
When asked to speak up in court, the CASA volunteer addresses whom?
What is the court/judge?
By 12 months, a child can usually do this while holding on to furniture.
What is Walk?
This Grayson County organization offers assistance with utility bills, food, and household essentials to those in crisis.
What is the Grayson County Alliance?
CASA of the Heartland can find continuing education units (CEUs) shared by our program here.
What is the website/casaheartland.org?
According to the CASA Oath, a volunteer swears or affirms to keep all information received on a case _________.
What is Confidential?
This type of placement is neither a Foster Care or Relative Placement but someone that has an emotionally significant relationship to the child and/or family.
What is Fictive Kin?
A 5-year-old child should be able to pay attention for this number of minutes.
What is 10 Minutes?
Residents of Hardin, Breckinridge, Grayson, LaRue, and Meade Counties can dial this number to receive free, 24-hour information about community, health, and social services from a highly-trained resource specialist.
What is 2-1-1?
What major dinner fundraising event does CASA of the Heartland host each year?
What is Farm to Fork?