CASA of Lexington receives national grant to recruit more volunteers

Lexington, Ky. (Jan. 6, 2025) – CASA of Lexington has been awarded a $64,000 grant to help with recruitment of volunteers in 2025. The grant comes from the National CASA Association.

“This grant will help boost our recruitment efforts and make CASA more visible to more people,” said Melynda Jamison, Executive Director of CASA of Lexington. “The number of abused and neglected children in central Kentucky who do not currently have a CASA volunteer is growing. That means it’s more important now to find people who want to help these children.”

CASA volunteers are community members who are matched with abused or neglected children in the family court system. Each CASA volunteer visits their child monthly and identifies any unmet needs for the judge. CASA volunteers help ensure children get the services they need while their cases are open and that they return to safe, permanent homes as quickly as possible.

The grant funding from the National CASA Association will enable CASA of Lexington to increase recruitment of new volunteers, which has become more difficult in recent years. It will also ensure more of the funds donated to CASA of Lexington go directly to serving children.

If you would like to become a CASA volunteer, you can learn more at www.casaoflexington.org. Each new CASA volunteer completes a 30-hour training class, then volunteers for typically 5-10 hours a month once they are matched with a child. In-person and online training classes are available for new volunteers.