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 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday, July 1. The swearing in ceremony for the class will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 1.

All classes are held at CASA of Lexington’s office, 3245 Loch Ness Dr. in Lexington. You can see which topics are covered each week at www.casaoflexington.org/training.

You can apply to be a CASA volunteer now at www.casaoflexington.org/advocates. After you apply, we will reach out with background check forms and to schedule an initial interview.

CASA volunteers spend 5-10 hours a month volunteering. They commit to at least two years of service, in order to ensure consistency for the children they serve. CASA volunteers visit the child or siblings on their case monthly, talk to adults involved in the child’s life and file reports with the judge, helping create better outcomes for abused and neglected children.

You can watch a CASA 101 video that covers the basics of training and serving as a CASA volunteer here.