CASA volunteer info session
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers are a constant for children who have been abused or neglected. Ready to volunteer? Join us to learn more!
CASA volunteer info session
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers are a constant for children who have been abused or neglected. Ready to volunteer? Join us to learn more!
CASA volunteer info session
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers are a constant for children who have been abused or neglected. Take the first step to volunteering and join us for an info session!
Foster Care Awareness
May is National Foster Care month, a 31-day period set aside to recognize the many individuals, families, agencies and communities that support the 427,000 children in foster care nationally. In Northern Virginia, approximately 5,000 children and adolescents are involved in the child welfare system at any given moment. These youth range in age from birth to […]
Have a Question about CASA?
SCAN’s Alexandria/Arlington CASA Program is a key component of our child advocacy work, and people often ask us about the program’s unique format and impact. Today our CASA Program Director LaTeeka Turner is sharing some of the most common questions we get from child welfare professionals and child advocates about this important, effective program: Q: Who are CASA volunteers (also known as “CASAs”)? […]
Celebrating 30 years of CASA in Virginia
The CASA – or Court Appointed Special Advocate – Program just celebrated a big anniversary in Virginia: 30 years of giving children a voice in the court systems of our commonwealth. Based on a national model through the National CASA Program, CASA began in Virginia in 1985, when three programs launched in Roanoke, Norfolk and Newport-News. SCAN added its […]
Volunteer Diversity: The Strongest Voice for a Child
Twelve people recently stood up in a local courtroom to be sworn-in as new volunteers in the Alexandria/Arlington CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Program. They speak different languages, come from different ethnic communities, and work in very different professions. They are medical professionals, attorneys, human services professionals and government workers. They are highly qualified, motivated, multicultural […]
It Can Start With Just One Room
When SCAN moved its offices last month, one of the benefits was a new (larger) space for providing community trainings. As a staff, we started dreaming of the new ways this space could enlarge our circle of trained facilitators, volunteers and leaders. Every time we train an adult, our children gain a connection that could […]
As New CASA Training Begins, A Must-Read Volunteer Profile
Later this month, SCAN will kick off a new CASA volunteer training: many days (and nights) of classes, courtroom visits, panel interviews and more. As staff members work hard to prepare for the training, they often consider how other volunteers who have gone through the training have impacted families and given a voice to children. Want […]
Adoption Day: Why we do what we do
Observed annually on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, National Adoption Day was celebrated this year on November 22, 2014. SCAN’s Alexandria/Arlington CASA Program was able to support the adoptive families celebrating in Alexandria and Arlington. The City of Alexandria celebrated 7 adoptive families with a total of 11 children, ages 1 to 17. Four of those […]