Offered  Online and In-Person (feel free to bring your lunch) RSVP to alecia@casamideastmo.org

Join us to learn about your role in prepare your older youth for independence and success. This training is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for volunteers working with youth ages 14+ especially those… Read More »FOSTERING FUTURES TRAINING

Saturdays, Nov 16, 23 & Dec 7 & 14  (14 Hours of Training) Parenting children who have experienced trauma is different than parenting typically developing children. Children who have experienced… Read More »RPC Trauma Training: Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma

Mondays:  Nov 18 & 25, Dec 2 & 9 Spaulding Adoption Training is a twelve-hour course that provides families with the tools and information they need to understand the Missouri… Read More »SPAULDING/ADOPTON TRAINING

Humor is a handy tool in life’s toolbox. When you are parenting children with unique challenges, it’s especially important not to take yourself too seriously. This class will explore the… Read More »HUMOR IN PARENTING / LifeLines-Educational Opportunity for Adoptive, Foster, and Kinship Parents

Open to any youth (13-19) in the Franklin County area who are interested in gaining some life skills.  Classes are provided by the Juvenile Office. RSVP to Denise.Sprick@courts.mo.gov

Show Me Healthy Kids offers several benefits that you may not know about, such as earning money for well-care doctor visits, transportation services for birth parents to visit their children,… Read More »Show Me Healthy Kids: MO Healthy Kids Presentation, Mary Mogg, MSW

AL-ANON: A fellowship group for persons who's loved one(s) are affected by alcoholism PALS: Parents of Addicted Loved Ones Lunch Provided: Beef Vegetable Soup & Rolls RSVP to alecia@casamideastmo.org or… Read More »LUNCH & LEARN: Hosted by CASA/Presented by AL-ANON & PALS

This training addresses the complex impact of secondary traumatic stress. It describes risk factors for and signs of secondary traumatic stress as well as prevention and self-care.  This course is… Read More »Secondary Traumatic Stress

Wish you knew more CASA volunteers? Are you feeling isolated and/or stressed? Want to find new ways to balance the demands of volunteering and other life responsibilities? This session will… Read More »CASA Peer Support Group – Exclusive to CASA Volunteers

The holidays often bring much excitement and celebration for families. But for children who have experienced the disruption in their lives of being separated from their families, the holidays can… Read More »Holiday Stress

Join us for a training on bridging the gap between birth and foster parents. For years in child welfare a major gap has existed between birth and foster parents. Fueled… Read More »Birth & Foster Parent Partnerships: Creating a Caregiving Network