Volunteer Recruiting
Recruitment Resources
If interested in helping CASA to recruit volunteers, or if you know of someone who might be interested, here are some resources to help you get started:
Download the CASA Volunteer Brochure
Download the general CASA One-Pager
Download our recent Newsletter
Download our Volunteer FAQs
Download the CASA Conversation Guide
Volunteer recruitment posters, hard-copy brochures, one-pagers and newsletters are available if you would like to post them in your area at local businesses, libraries, community boards etc. Please email Melia Graber with information on when and where you would like to post materials.
Each One, Reach One Campaign
If each one of our volunteers could help us to recruit just ONE person, we could double our volunteer base!
The goal of CASA is to serve 100% of the children in need. With our current volunteers, we are able to serve just over 75% of the children in Travis County. Join the Each One, Reach One Campaign today and work with us to ensure all children have a voice.
Join the Each One, Reach One campaign and recommend a friend today!
Diversity Outreach and Bilingual Volunteer Need
Volunteers are placed with a child based on that child's individual needs. Often these children are more comfortable with and trusting of advocates who best understand their cultural needs and can connect with a child on that level. Overwhelmingly, African-American and Hispanic/Latino children are overrepresented in the child welfare system. In fact, African-Americans represent only 15% of the total population but make up 35% of the children in the foster care system. Of all CASA volunteers, currently only 12% are African-American. With more than 50% of the African-American children in need being boys, we have a special need for more men to stand up and be counted as everyday heroes and role models in the lives of these future men.
In 2008, approximately 40% of the children CASA of Travis County served were Hispanic/Latino; CASA had fewer than 30 Spanish speaking volunteers to meet this growing need. While all volunteers communicate in English during court proceedings, they are often working with individuals whose first language is Spanish. Navigating language barriers is critical. If you are bilingual in English and Spanish, or any other language, please consider using your special skills to help a child in need by becoming a Court Appointed Special Advocate.
Hispanic Recruitment Video
But our need for volunteers is critical, no matter your cultural background. Please consider standing up for a child who needs you most. You truly can make a difference.