Linn County Casa

Pajamas for CASA Children

admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:41:41 +0000

There are some children in Linn County who already face a holiday filled with cold comforts.
For more than 180 foster children throughout Linn County, the holidays are observed away from home and often away from family.

Help us make sure that each one of these children are remembered this holiday season. By giving the gift of new pajamas you can make a difference in the lives of young people who are all too often overlooked or forgotten.

CASA serves children birth to 18 years.
All sizes are needed.

Donations of new pajamas can be dropped off at any of the locations below:

CASA of Linn County
440 1st Avenue, Albany
www,linncasa.org
541-967-2641

Special thanks to our sponsors.

Change for Children

admin — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:51:16 +0000

In April Umpqua Bank donated 250 little piggy banks to CASA for the Change for Children fundraising campaign. Xtreme Grafx helped us tag our piggy banks with a CASA label and we sent them off at the annual CASA Ask Luncheon. Each guest was invited to take a piggy bank and fill it with change, however, our little piggy’s also like green. Other ideas include making it a family project or placing one in the office or workplace.

The filled bank can be returned to the CASA office or to Umpqua Bank in Albany or Lebanon where the money will be deposited into an account for CASA. The Bean Family responded immediately by bringing in a bucket of change. We are very grateful to them for kicking off our campaign with such a generous donation. Donated funds will help CASA volunteers serve children who are on our waiting list. If you would like to give your spare change to affect “change” in the life of a child please contact the CASA office to pick up a piggy bank.

13 New CASAs Sworn In

admin — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:00:16 +0000

In 1977, a Seattle Superior Court Judge named David Soukup was concerned about trying to make decisions on behalf of abused and neglected children without enough information. He conceived the idea of appointing community volunteers to speak up for the best interests of these children in court. He made a request for volunteers; 50 citizens responded, and that was the start of the CASA movement.

Today, there are more than 50,000 advocates serving in 948 state and local program offices nationwide. CASA programs across the country are known by several different names, including Guardian ad Litem, Child Advocates and Voices for Children.  Since the inception of CASA advocacy, volunteers have helped well over 1,000,000 children find safe, permanent homes in which they can thrive.

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