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September 2021
SEPT Facilitator Appreciation Event
If you are a SEPT Facilitator, we hope you will join us for an appreciation event full of picnic style foods and beverages! It will be located at Bear Creek Park on Sept. 25 from 4:30-6:30. This invitation is extended to your friends and families as well. Please RSVP with the number of people you're bringing to Zach by Sept. 17. His email is zacharyj@casappr.org. When you get to the park, look for the CASA blue and silver pinwheels. We'll…
Find out more »Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
Please note: CASA in-services are for sworn-in CASA volunteers. ASIST is a two day workshop that arms you with effective strategies to support someone experiencing thoughts of suicide. It is an evidenced based training model that creates suicide first aid caregivers to create awareness and provide tools for prevention to the individual. Space is limited! Each day's session takes place from 8:30 AM until 3:00 PM at the Family Care Center (2860 South Circle Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80906) Please…
Find out more »October 2021
Light of Hope Teller 2021
The third annual Light of Hope Teller fundraising breakfast is on Oct. 6 at the Ute Pass Cultural Center in Woodland Park. For more information or to register, please click here: https://casaofthepikespeakregion.salsalabs.org/LOHT2021/index.html
Find out more »“Dudes and Brews” Volunteer Info Session
CASA is seeking more male volunteers to advocate for the most vulnerable boys in the Pikes Peak Region. As a CASA volunteer, you can show these boys the kind of safe, respectful, and responsible men they can become when they grow up. We're looking for a few good men! Hundreds of children in the Pikes Peak Region enter foster care each year because of abuse or neglect. Half of those children are boys. These boys need strong role models to…
Find out more »Advocate Support Group
During the times of COVID, things can be difficult for some. We have gathered Lois Gracz and Ginny Page to help facilitate the groups. The goal is provide monthly support for current advocates. Everything discussed is 100% confidential with an open floor. Please RSVP to Kate Grondin at KatherineG@casappr.org
Find out more »Minimum Sufficient Level of Care
This in-service will be located at the CASA office and will offer advocates and peer coordinators an opportunity to explore what the phrase ‘minimum sufficient level of care’ really means for children in the child welfare system. We will discuss how an advocate can remain objective when assessing a child’s physical safety, emotional wellbeing, and developmental needs. A review of state statutes will be provided as well as time to reflect on various scenarios that an advocate might encounter while…
Find out more »Light of Hope North 2021
The 10th Annual Light of Hope North fundraising event is on Oct. 27 in Black Forest. Please click here for more information or to register: https://casaofthepikespeakregion.salsalabs.org/lohn2021/index.html
Find out more »All D&N Volunteer Gathering
Please join the D&N team, your fellow Advocates, PCs, and LLL Specialists for a fall-themed gathering to celebrate our successes over the last year, share best practices, and to just be social with one another! This gathering will be held in-person in the CASA training room on October 28th from 5:00-6:30PM. Snacks and drinks will be provided. RSVPs can be sent to Brittany Santos at brittanys@casappr.org.
Find out more »November 2021
Advocate Support Group
During the times of COVID, things can be difficult for some. We have gathered Lois Gracz and Ginny Page to help facilitate the groups. The goal is provide monthly support for current advocates. Everything discussed is 100% confidential with an open floor. Please RSVP to Kate Grondin at KatherineG@casappr.org
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