Join Maryland CASA Association for its virtual spring institute, The Intersections of Childhood Adversity & Racial Trauma. Spanish Translation Services will be available at all sessions. This all-day virtual institute hosted by Maryland CASA Association will bring together professional and volunteer child welfare advocates from across the state of Maryland and the country to engage in… Read More »Maryland CASA Association: The Intersections of Childhood Adversity & Racial Trauma

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Angie will host the quarterly Fostering Futures Recap on 4/13/22 at 6PM. If you are working with an older youth (14+), join your fellow CASA volunteers for a discussion on engaging youth in their goal planning process.

On April 18, 2022, CASA Book Club will hold a discussion meeting on the book Love Never Quits by Gina Heumann. If you wish to attend, please RSVP to ashley@casamideastmo.org.

Join us for a lunch and learn where Monica Chwascinski, Deputy Juvenile Officer, will share details about Family Treatment Court. Which cases qualify for the program and how are they different from traditional cases. Lunch will be provided. You must RSVP by 4/14/22!

Fas-Trip is hosting their 9th Annual Dartball Tournament on Friday, 4/29/22. Proceeds will benefit Franklin County CASA. Let the CASA office know if you are interested in getting a team together and we can provide you with a registration form. See enclosed flyer for more details!

Not Your Every Day 5K Walk Run Thrive is an annual signature event of the National CASA/GAL Association for Children. The event connects our nationwide network of volunteers and supporters to generate awareness for our shared mission through a fun and engaging virtual event. Rather than traveling to one central location on a specific race day and time,… Read More »National CASA/GAL Virtual Walk Run Thrive Event

Interested in becoming a CASA Volunteer? Learn more by joining us at our CASA Coffee event on Tuesday, 5/3/22 from 7AM to 9AM at Simply Sweet. We hope to see you there!

Interested in becoming a CASA Volunteer? Learn more by joining us at our CASA Coffee event on Wednesday, 5/4/22 from 7AM to 9AM at Clark Street Café and Bakery. We hope to see you there!

AFSP-Missouri Chapter, Franklin County OOTD Walk and Franklin County Cares are hosting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Talk Saves Lives event on Wednesday, 5/4/22 from 5:30-7:00PM at the Family Resource Center (500 Clark Ave. Union, MO 63084). Admission is free! Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention is a community-based presentation that covers… Read More »Community Training: Talk Saves Lives

Poverty is a common thread across the lives of the children and families involved in the child welfare system. Its impact can have deep and long lasting impact and consequences. In most states, neglect cannot be established if failure to provide for a child’s needs is due only to poverty. Poverty may still contribute to… Read More »National CASA/GAL Book Club: “Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration”

This training is being provided by, MADD Mother's Against Drunk Driving, CRUSH Community Resources United to Stop Heroin and HOPE for Franklin County Coalition. Register for this free virtual workshop to be held on Wednesday, 5/11/22 from 6-6:45pm. Click HERE to register now!