Save the Date for CASA Day at the Capitol 2025

Join the CASA network in Austin on March 27 for the 2025 CASA Day at the Capitol! Hundreds of CASA advocates from all over the state will be visiting their legislative officials to spread the word about CASA and to raise awareness about the challenges facing the child welfare system. Additionally, instead of a Legislative Reception, Texas CASA will be hosting a Volunteer Appreciation Reception the night before on March 26. Registration for both events will open in January 2025.

Virtual Pre-Service Training Facilitator Workshop: January 2025

Texas CASA is excited to announce the dates for our next virtual Art of Facilitation for Pre-Service Training workshop: January 14, 16 and 21 from 10 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. each day. This training is designed to introduce CASA staff to the foundations of engaging, learning-centered facilitation, to explore creative and effective ideas for how to bring pre-service content to life and to build relationships across the CASA training community. After completing this workshop, participants will be qualified to lead pre-service training per National CASA's standards.  

Finding Your Resilience: STAR Webinar Recording

Holidays can be hard for CASA staff and volunteers, and the children and families we serve. Finding Your Resilience is a STAR webinar with special guest presenters Dr. Cynthia Lietz and Breanna Carpenter from Arizona State University. They discuss the ten most important strengths identified through research that activate resilience in the people you serve and even in yourself. This webinar counts towards continuing education requirements for both staff and volunteers. STAR monthly Zoom trainings will return in January 2025.

Recruitment Bounty: Tip of the Month

Libraries are full of stories and so are the CASA volunteers and families we work with every day. Team up with your local library to tell a CASA story. Create a flier or trifold with a story of a CASA volunteer and a family they served to leave at the library for visitors to take home. Include information on how to get involved with your program. Switch out the story on a monthly or quarterly basis to keep repeat visitors engaged. You can also ask to host an information session at the library. Check out this tri-fold story example from CASA of the South Plains. (This is technically a giving mailer but can easily be converted into a volunteer leave-behind. The main focus is the story.)

New Episode of CASA on the Go Podcast Featuring Heather Cantamessa, Director of Family Impact at Akin 

In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome the wonderful Heather Cantamessa, Director of Family Impact at Akin. Heather draws on her work with the transformative Parents for Parents program, a model of peer support that empowers families involved with Child Protective Services. She also discusses the vital role CASA advocates can play in facilitating communication and collaboration between parents and other parties in the system. CASA on the Go is now streaming on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.

2024 Year End Campaign Toolkit from National CASA

The purpose of this toolkit is to provide state organizations and local programs with resources to help support year-end fundraising efforts. The toolkit includes a year-end giving campaign calendar, tips to get your website ready for year-end fundraising, sample year-end letters, emails and social media graphics, sample call scripts and more. Download the toolkit by logging into the National CASA member portal, and contact the National CASA/GAL Communications team with any questions at marketing@nationalcasagal.org.

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