CASA of Oklahoma County, Inc.

We are a child advocacy agency and we represent the best interests of abused and neglected children in the juvenile court.

We provide training and ongoing technical support for court appointed volunteers who serve as the eyes and ears of the juvenile court judges to help them make better informed decisions about the children who are wards of their court.

CASA volunteers are trained, caring adults who place themselves at the center of a child's life and serve in their best interest. They serve during the scariest time of a child's life, the time they are removed from the only home they have ever known and placed in a system of strangers.

A CASA volunteer is a court appointed special advocate. It is a volunteer commitment unlike any other. Mandated by Oklahoma state statutes, a CASA volunteer is sword in as an officer of the court. They have access to all the important information and privilege needed to make life changing, best interest decisions for the children of Oklahoma County.

The effects the system leaves on children generation after generation is a piece of the puzzle that helps further perpetuate the need for the system. This cycle can only be intervened by actions that fall outside the unnatural setting of out of home placements, shelters, foster care, courtrooms, caseworkers, and the list goes on.

These actions, for most of us, were provided by our parents. In the court-setting, this role is most often times left empty unless a child is assigned a CASA volunteer.

• Potential volunteers will be screened before application and interview process
• Must be at least 21 years old
• Able to pass a background check
• Willing to commit for one year
• Requires the time commitment of 3-5 hours a week
• Volunteers are required to attend training
• Bilingual a plus