In place of our monthly CASA Coffee Meeting, we are hosting a Christmas party for all of our volunteers! Come join the CASA Staff for some holiday cheer! Drinks, appetizers and Christmas Sweater Contest!  

Don’t miss the opportunity to gain valuable insight from a unique perspective – that of a child. This webinar will provide a view, from a child's perspective, of the challenges, vulnerabilities, but most importantly, the resilience inherent within young children. Young children, especially those who've experienced maltreatment and the complexities of foster care, navigate their… Read More »National CASA Webinar: Through the Eyes of the Child: Exploring Protective Factors and Supporting Resiliency

This is a virtual training offered by the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition. It is a 14 hour training divided among 4 Saturday mornings 9AM-12PM. Training dates are: 1/6/24, 1/13/24, 1/20/24 & 1/27/24. Parenting children who have experienced trauma is different than parenting typically developing children. Children who have experienced the trauma of abuse, neglect,… Read More »FACC Virtual Training: Trauma Training- Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma

This is a virtual training offered by the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition. It is a 2.5 hour training being held on Tuesday, 1/9/24 6-8:30pm. The child welfare team traditionally focuses on the immediate needs of youth and not the lifelong connections that are so important throughout life. This training will assist resource parents in… Read More »FACC Training: Maintaining Connections for Older Youth

This is a virtual training offered by the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition. It is a total of 4 hours, divided among two Thursdays, 1/11/24 & 1/18/24 6-8:00PM. Youth who have experienced trauma often have behaviors that can be frustrating and challenging to manage. In general, traditional parenting techniques are not effective, leaving care providers… Read More »FACC Training: Big Behaviors- Understanding and Managing Lying, Stealing & Meltdowns

Missouri CASA Association invites you to join them for the first Network Training Webinar of 2024! These webinars are open to all local program staff and volunteers and will feature topics to help strengthen and inform CASA advocacy in Missouri. Webinars will count toward in-service hours for the year. The first webinar will be Wednesday, January 17th at… Read More »Missouri CASA Association Webinar: ParentLink

This is a virtual training offered by the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition. It is a total of 3 hours on Tuesday, 1/23/24 6-9:00PM. 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 intended… Read More »FACC Training: Secondary Traumatic Stress

This is a virtual training offered by the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition. It is a total of 4-hours divided among two Thursdays,  1/25/24 and 2/1/24 6-8:00PM. Join us for a new training on bridging the gap between birth and foster parents. For years in child welfare a major gap has existed between birth and… Read More »FACC Training: Birth & Foster Parent Partnerships- Creating a Caregiving Network

On 1/30/24 at 5:30PM, Jennifer Beste will be at the Union CASA Office to share information about Cornerstones of Care including Intensive In-Home Services and Intensive Family Reunification Services. Come learn how these services could apply to your case. RSVP to ashley@casamideastmo.org by 1/26/24.

This is a virtual training offered by the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition. It is a 2-hour training on Tuesday, 1/30/24 from 6-8:00PM. You’ve probably heard about holiday Little Wishes, but did you know the Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition offers many other services to foster and adoptive families and children? The Coalition prides itself… Read More »FACC Training: FACC Virtual Open House

Join us for CASA's biggest fundraiser of the year! The Justice is Served Fundraising Breakfast is the signature event of Franklin County CASA and brings together the community to support CASA's most vulnerable children. This fundraising event will celebrate, honor, and reflect on our years in Franklin and Gasconade counties. Event highlights will include coffee… Read More »2024 Justice is Served Breakfast

This is a virtual training offered by the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition. It is a 2-hour training on Saturday, 2/3/24  9-11:00AM. This training will discuss characteristics for caregivers, understanding potential developmental impacts of prenatal exposure, understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and their impact on development, common challenges faced by caregivers and how to reframe… Read More »FACC Training: The Impact of Prenatal Substance Use