You Can Complete Your CASA Volunteer Training in One Week This Summer
CASA of Lexington’s one-week CASA volunteer training course will be June 27-July 1 this summer. New volunteers can complete all 30 hours of their required training and be sworn in by a judge with just five days of classes. Classes are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, June 27, to Thursday, June 30, and 9 […]
Walk and Learn with Matilda on April 30
Anyone interested in learning more Kentucky’s only certified courthouse facility dog and what CASA volunteers do to help vulnerable children is invited to attend CASA of Lexington’s special Walk and Learn with Matilda event on April 30. We will be walking from the parking lot of Liberty Elementary School, 2585 Liberty Road in Lexington, at […]
Pinwheels Planted for Child Abuse Prevention Month
Pinwheels planted along Nicholasville Road in Lexington. Blue pinwheels are brightening central Kentucky communities served by CASA of Lexington. We planted pinwheels in each of the counties we serve to help raise awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month in April. In Fayette County, pinwheels are planted along Nicholasville Road, in front of Raising Cane’s inside […]
CASA Board Member Spotlight: Briana Persley
Briana Persley is one of three ex-officio members of the CASA of Lexington Board of Directors. She is the Director of Youth Services for Lexington’s Department of Social Services. CASA: How did you first learn about CASA of Lexington? Briana: I learned about CASA of Lexington when I was a Crime Victims’ Advocate at the […]
April CASA Volunteers of the Month: Bonnie Savage and Maquel Sarantakos
CASA of Lexington has named Bonnie Savage and Maquel Sarantakos its Volunteers of the Month for April. Sarantakos has been a voice for 10 children in the family court system over the course of nearly two years as a CASA Volunteer. Savage has advocated for three children since she began volunteering almost a year and […]
Board Member Spotlight: Diane Minnifield
Diane Minnifield Diane Minnifield is one of three ex-officio members of the CASA of Lexington board. CASA: How did you first learn about CASA of Lexington? Diane: I first became aware of CASA many years ago. I have been a prosecutor in the juvenile division of the Fayette County Attorney’s office over 25 years. I […]
65 CASA of Lexington Volunteers Earn President’s Volunteer Service Award
A total of 65 CASA of Lexington volunteers have qualified to receive the President’s Volunteer Service Award for their work in 2021. The PVSA award program recognizes the nation’s most outstanding volunteers for contributing large amounts of time to the organizations they support. Each CASA of Lexington volunteer who qualified is receiving a Bronze, Silver […]
CASA Volunteers of the Month: Heather Padilla and Brittney Thomas
Heather Padilla and Brittney Thomas have been named CASA of Lexington’s Volunteers of the Month for February. Both are among a group of 10 CASA volunteers receiving either Silver or Gold awards through the President’s Volunteer Service Award program. CASA of Lexington volunteer Brittney Thomas Thomas has been a CASA volunteer since 2015 and advocated […]
Board Member Spotlight: Zach Brien
Zach Brien Zach Brien is one of CASA of Lexington’s newest board members. He is a Regional Trust Advisor at Truist Wealth, helping people create estate plans and trusts. He began serving on the CASA board in July. CASA: How did you first learn about CASA of Lexington? Zach: I was an attorney in Western […]
iHeartMedia Lexington Picks CASA of Lexington for 3-Month Awareness Campaign in 2022
iHeartMedia Lexington announced community partnerships with eight local nonprofit organizations that address one or more of the following needs in the community: mental health, youth development and addiction. Beginning today, iHeartMedia Lexington will support the mission of these organization through the stations’ assets including on-air, on stations’ websites and on social media. iHeartMedia Lexington will […]