Georgetown residents Amy Brock and Alex Cole have been named co-Volunteers of the Month by CASA of Lexington.
As CASA volunteers, Brock and Cole each give a few hours a month to advocate for children in the Scott County Family Court system. This year, they teamed up and worked one case together.
“Both Amy and Alex have had a similar trajectory when it comes to the cases they have advocated for,” said their Volunteer Manager, Roxana Del Campo. “Both of them have children, and they both work 9-to-5 jobs, which shows that even with a full-time job, you can have the time to advocate for a child.”
There were 28 volunteers like Brock and Cole who advocated for kids through Scott County’s Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program in 2025. They served 68 children, which is unfortunately only about 12 percent of those in the system.
Each CASA volunteer is typically matched with one sibling set or a single child. The volunteer visits that child monthly, learns about the child’s situation and needs, and provides information back to the court so that officials can make informed decisions.
Brock said she has known about CASA programs for many years, and finally decided the time was right around two years ago.
“I like to think I’m helping somebody have a better life,” she said. “It doesn’t take up as much of your time as you think it would. I really enjoy getting to know the kids and their families.”
Brock teamed up with Cole earlier this year on a case involving multiple children. Del Campo said the pair worked great together and proved essential to helping the case close quickly, with the children reunited with their parent.
“In every case they have had, they have always focused on doing the best to advocating for the children,” Del Campo said. “They are consistent in visiting their child and making sure their voices, as well as the concerns of the adults around them, are heard in court.”
“Working as a team with Amy was great,” Cole said. “Amy was able to give me a different outlook on the case. I was able to hear her concerns or what she thought about the case instead of just my own. We tagged team on the visits and other work. What she could not do I would, and vice versa.”
Cole said she encourages people to also be CASA volunteers because there are children in need and being a volunteer lets you address small things in the children’s lives that ultimately have big impacts on the outcome.
“Serving as a CASA is worth my time because it gives me an opportunity to be effective and be a positive resource to children who are really in need of someone,” she said. “Being a CASA volunteer is a wonderful experience and gives you an opportunity you didn’t know you could have.”
To learn more about the need for CASA volunteers in Scott County or to fill out a volunteer application, visit www.casaoflexington.org.