CASA Board Member Miranda Wyles Earns Governor’s Service Award for Volunteering
CASA of Lexington Board Member Miranda Wyles, center, accepts the Governor’s Volunteer Service Award at CASA of Lexington on Oct. 7. At left is Bourbon County Judge-Executive Mike Williams; at right is CASA of Lexington Executive Director Melynda Jamison. Lexington, Ky. (Oct. 12, 2020) – CASA of Lexington Board Member Miranda Wyles has been given […]
CASA of Lexington Names Two Retired Educators Volunteers of the Month for October
Lexington, Ky. (Date) – CASA of Lexington is honoring a pair of retired educators as Volunteers of the Month for October: Vicki Ritchie and Ute Keathley. Vicki Ritchie Vicki Ritchie Vicki Ritchie began serving as a CASA volunteer this year and has already made a difference for her CASA children. “Her case is complicated,” said […]
CASA Volunteers’ Dedication Shines Through in Commitment to Long-Running Cases
CASA volunteers, clockwise from top left, Kelley Sloane, Anne Flynn, Ava Crow, Sandy Nichols, Kelly Hale and Doug Myers are working the longest ongoing CASA cases in the Fayette County family court system. Since 2014, Trevor has had at least five different social workers. He’s also had many different foster parents, therapists and teachers. Trevor, […]
CASA of Lexington Celebrated for Community Impact During Week-Long ‘Salute to Small Business’
CASA of Lexington Executive Director Melynda Jamison, left, and Forcht Bank Lexington Market President Houston Hall stand with the Salute to Small Business Nonprofit Community Impact Award CASA of Lexington won as part of the 2020 Salute to Small Business Awards. CASA of Lexington received the Salute to Small Business Nonprofit Community Impact Award, hosted […]
CASA of Lexington to Receive Nonprofit Community Impact Award From Commerce Lexington
Lexington, Ky. (Sept. 17, 2020) – CASA of Lexington has won the 2020 Nonprofit Community Impact Award from Commerce Lexington. The organization will be celebrated along with other Salute to Small Business award-winners during a week of special virtual events, held Sept. 21-25. “It is an honor for CASA of Lexington to receive the 2020 […]
Two CASA Volunteers Were First to Complete New Virtual Training
Alvin Seals and Rev. Chrysanthia Carr-Seals are sworn in by family court Judge Lisa Hart Morgan on June 2. Retired Professor Alvin Seals and Rev. Chrysanthia Carr-Seals, J.D., were sworn in as CASA of Lexington’s newest volunteers by family court Judge Lisa Hart Morgan on June 2, 2020. Alvin and Chrysanthia, who now advocate for […]
National CASA Tips: Advocating for Children in the New School Year
From National CASA / GAL As children across the nation have returned to school in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic – whether in person or virtually – the work of a Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) or Guardian ad Litem (GAL) volunteer continues to be essential now more than ever. Children who have a court-appointed […]
CASA Superhero Run Individual Fundraising Deadline Extended
It was amazing to see all the people who came out for the 2020 CASA Superhero Run on Sept. 5! We are so grateful to everyone who has participated and fundraised to make this year’s event a success! During these unprecedented times, the race does not end here. We know that all kids need heroes, […]
CASA Honors Six Volunteers’ Dedication to Lengthy Cases
Clockwise from top left are Kelley Sloane, Anne Flynn, Ava Crow, Sandy Nichols, Kelly Hale and Doug Myers. This month, CASA of Lexington is celebrating six dedicated volunteers who are working our longest-running current cases. Each of them has been named a Volunteer of the Month for September, and given an “Extra Mile” award for […]
11 New CASA Volunteers Ready to Advocate for Abused and Neglected Children
Family court Judge Traci Brislin, far left second from bottom, swears in new CASA volunteers on Aug. 24. The swearing in ceremony was held virtually over Zoom due to the pandemic. CASA of Lexington expanded its capacity to advocate for abused and neglected children in August when 11 new volunteers were sworn in by family […]