CASA child advocate information session, June 30
CASA®, a program of Crime Victim Services, will hold an online Information Session on how you can be a voice for a child in need.
- 11:00 a.m.-noon, Thursday, June 30
- Facebook Live @casaoflima
Those interested in participating or learning more about the 2022 Summer Training Class can learn about the role of a CASA/GAL.
CASA® is a volunteer-driven organization that provides a voice for children who have been abused and neglected. A Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) is a trained community volunteer, appointed by a judge, to speak up for the best interests of an abused or neglected child. The ultimate goal of a CASA volunteer is to help make sure the child has a safe, permanent home.
To become a volunteer, you must
- be 21 years of age
- have a valid driver’s license
- pass a background check
Additionally, you must complete an interview and 35 hours of pre-service training prior to certification. CASA® currently has 85 active volunteers but need more to ensure that every abused or neglected child in Allen and Putnam counties has a CASA® volunteer to advocate for them.
So far in 2022, the organization has been unable to assign a CASA® Volunteer for more than 45 children.
This summer class will be held in person Monday through Friday, July 18-29.
For more information, please contact the CASA office
at 567-940-2272 or [email protected].
Stories Posted This Week
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- Tornado Watch issued for Allen, Hancock, Hardin and Putnam counties at 9:15 p.m. on April 2
- Flood Warning issued for Allen County at 11:03 a.m.
- Pirate tennis loss at Elida
- Pirate softball loses opener to Ada
- Pirate baseball falls to Ada
- Allen County will not test warning sirens on April 2
- March 2025 land transfers in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District
- April 22 crash report shows driver hit N. Dixie home
- Bluffton High School Honor Roll announced for 3rd quarter of 2024-2025
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- Obituary for Betty C. Mumaugh
- Leo Club supports Bluffton Clean Up
- Wind, rain and potential flooding for April 2
- Grandey to major in education, play basketball at John Carroll
- Pirate tennis blanks Bath
- Pirate baseball sweeps opening twin bill vs. Pandora-Gilboa
- “I Have Not Forsaken the Word of God” reader's theater, April 13
- Easter Cantata performed on April 13 in Pandora