CASA for Children is a nonprofit organization which works through community volunteers to help foster children from Monmouth County who have been removed from their homes because of extreme parental abuse, neglect or abandonment.
CASA works to help ensure these children receive the services they need, that their cases do not languish in the child welfare system and that they are protected from any further risk of abuse or neglect while in placement, all while helping them move toward safe and permanent homes, according to a press release.
The need for CASA volunteers continues to grow as more and more children enter the child welfare and court systems, according to the press release.
To help meet this need, the CASA program is looking for people who are willing to take on an important role for abused or neglected children. CASA volunteers advocate for children who are involved in the court system.
CASA volunteers serve one child/sibling group at a time by advocating for that child’s best interests. They make sure the child is safe, well cared for, is getting the services he or she needs and is placed in a permanent, safe, nurturing home as quickly as possible, according to the press release.
Anyone interested in volunteer opportunities in Monmouth County may visit www.casaofmonmouth.org for more information. An information session to learn about this volunteer opportunity will be held at 2 p.m. Aug. 17 at the CASA office, 40 Broad St., Eatontown. RSVP to Lynn Goelz at 732-460-9100 or email [email protected]