Voices of Columbia 2021
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If you follow us on Facebook, then you know what we are excited to talk about this month! Voices of Columbia is back! We hope you will join us for a great evening of entertainment at Rose Park on June 12th. We are so excited about the line up of talented local artists this year! Don't miss it!
The money raised at this event will help Heart of Missouri CASA train and support more volunteers as we strive to see every child in the Boone and Callaway foster care system have an advocate who will make sure their voice is heard. We can do this together!
The number of tickets are limited, so buy yours today --> Click HERE!
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New Team Member!
Angela Carson has joined the team as our new Development and Marketing Manager! She found a deep passion for advocating on behalf of kids in foster care when she and her husband fostered and adopted their youngest child in 2014-2016. While she has dedicated the last several years to investing her time in their four young kids, she has never lost her desire to use the talents, experience, and passion she has to help vulnerable children in our community. She brings professional experience in event planning and has run a small business from home before joining us. Angela has also served as a CASA volunteer with us over the last year. Her first hand experience as a volunteer drives her passion to see every foster child in Boone and Callaway county have an advocate of their own.
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Impact Moment
CASA April has been diligently advocating for a teenager who has been reluctant to build a relationship with her. Despite the challenges, April has never stopped consistently reaching out to him and his placement provider to provide support. Recently, the young man reached out to April because he ran out of one his medicines and wasn’t sure how to get more. April contacted the case manager right away and got the situation resolved so the young man had his necessary treatment. What excited April was that she was the first person he reached out to for help. She can now see that he is starting to trust her after a year of her consistent efforts to build a relationship with him.
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Thank You Greek Week!
A big thank you to the fraternities and sororities who donated items during Greek Week! We received 2 1/2 extra large tubs of goodies for our volunteers to share with the kids during visits! They donated games, arts and crafts materials, self care items, and more.
Bringing something fun to do at visits is a great way for volunteers to connect with the kids and build a relationship. Some of the best conversations happen with kids and youth when they are playing a game or being creative. It helps them to relax and feel more comfortable. The items you see in this picture will help facilitate these great connections!
We are so thankful for their generosity!
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Join Our New Volunteer Training
Our next class is already filling up, but we still need more new advocates! Contact us soon to join our next class, starting June 23rd. Call us at (573) 442-4670, email us at hello@homcasa.org, or register for one of our no-obligation information sessions
If you are ready to apply now, you can do so on our website!
ONLINE CLASS DATES:
6/23/21: Virtual Training Kick-off 5:30 – 6:30pm
6/30/21: Virtual Session 1: 5:30 – 8:30pm
7/7/21: Virtual Session 2: 5:30 – 8:30pm
7/14/21: Virtual Session 3: 5:30 – 8:30pm
7/21/21: Virtual Session 4: 5:30 – 8:30pm
7/28/21: Virtual Session 5: 5:30 – 8:30pm
Training is 30 hours. 15 hours are "in-person" via Zoom and 15 are in an online system between in-person Zoom sessions.
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New Volunteers!
Congratulations to these 17 CASA volunteers who were just sworn in! We are grateful for their investment of time and energy to be trained as CASA volunteers. They are making an important commitment on behalf of the children they will serve. Thanks to these men and women for joining Heart of Missouri CASA's mission to be a consistent and powerful voice for children in foster care!
New Volunteers: Alana Shockley, Alicia Pardee, Amie Van Morlan, Bailey Ganz, Carol Collins, Craig Kovalcheck, Erin Fay, Kelly Mattas, Maddie Mattas, Mark Sontz, Pam Lanham, Rachel Doyle, Sherri Cawley, Tosha Dry, and Willa Phillips
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