National Volunteer Appreciation Week
In honor of National Volunteer Appreciation Week CASA of Luzerne County wants to share some information about our amazing volunteers.
Advocating by the Numbers
CASA of Luzerne County currently has 59 volunteer advocates giving a voice to 81 children in the dependency court system in Luzerne County.
CASA volunteers helped 20 children achieve permanency in 2021. Most of these children were reunited safely with their parents or caregivers and some found a new forever home through adoption.
CASA volunteers contributed approximately 3,245,320 hours to their advocacy in 2021! They spent these hours forming bonds, talking to schools and doctors, learning about the court and child welfare system and ultimately advocating for the best interest of the child.
The average number of years a CASA has been volunteering with the organization is 3 years but CASA of Luzerne County has volunteers who were sworn at the inaugural swearing in ceremony in 2013.
Who are our Advocates?
Our advocates are parents, grandparents, single, married, retired persons, working persons, students, men and women of all ages. Our advocates represent a little bit of everyone. Each advocate has their own story, as does the children they advocate for. Each advocate is on their own journey. They are not only changing the life of a child but they are changing their own life through advocacy.
Thank You!
The words Thank You, seem so simplistic but the staff and the Board of Directors of CASA of Luzerne County cannot thank our volunteers enough. Without the dedicated people who give their greatest resource, time, to the children in the dependency court system CASA of Luzerne County would cease to exist. It is humbling to see the work, hear the stories and share the outcomes of the cases with the advocates. The difference that each of you make in the life of a child cannot be measured and will last a lifetime.
Thank you to all the past, current and future advocates. Your time, energy, passion, dedication and heart for these children is a special gift.
How can you join this special club?
If you are interested in becoming an advocate with CASA of Luzerne County please call the office at 570-855-2247 and schedule to come to an information session. Our staff and our amazing advocates would love to share their stories of advocacy with you.
