CASA Nashville

"A CHILD'S VOICE IN COURT"

CASA provides trained community volunteers to advocate for the best interests of children who come to the attention of the court primarily as a result of abuse or neglect.

Last Year in Nashville, close to 2000 children were caught up in the court because they were abused, neglected or abandoned by those they loved and trusted the most.

These children find themselves in foster care or temporary situations, often bouncing from home to home to home. Juvenile Courts must make critical decisions about these vulnerable children's lives, often with a disturbing shortage of facts.

Shelter From the Storm. Fortunately, there is an organization that puts children first. It's called CASA, which stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate. Staffed almost entirely by non-paid volunteers, CASA can make a real difference in the lives of children at risk

CASA's mission is to expedite the process through which these abused and neglected children find permanent, safe homes.

2nd Annual

Partnering for a Purpose

Thursday - June 25, 2009

5:30 - 7:30pm

CASA House

601 Woodland St.

Hosted by Nashville-area Independent Arbonne Consultants

All are invited!

40% of sale proceeds go to CASA

Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and wine

Arbonne product samples

Door prizes and spa package giveaways

CLICK HERE

to RSVP

Matching Grant Fundraising Challenge

We urgently need you to take part in our Matching Grant Challenge!

If we raise $25,000 by June 30th, that amount will be matched by a

generous donor!

But It’s all or nothing! If we don’t reach that goal, we lose out on funds that are so desperately needed.

Please give whatever you can right away!

Progress Toward Goal

CLICK HERE

to donate

2009 CASA COLLEGE
VOLUNTEER TRAINING DATES

Mondays and Wednesdays
9:00am - 12:00pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays
5:30pm - 8:30pm

2009

Late Summer Session - Aug 17- Sept 24

(deadline for applications is August 7)
Fall Session - Oct 12 - Nov 19

CASA voted #1 Non-Profit

in the 2008

Nashville Scene Reader's Poll!

Check it out at:

http://www.nashvillescene.com/bestOf.

The Best Non-Profit is under the "Reader's Poll" Category here.

Thanks to all who voted for us!

Help CASA win $100 on Twitter!!

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee is using Twitter technology to benefit Middle Tennessee nonprofits with the

$1K Twitter Nonprofit Giveaway!

CFMT will draw nonprofit names for $100 weekly giveaways every Friday through July 31, 2009.

To support CASA and help us win one of the giveaways:

1. Follow CFMT on Twitter.

2. Tweet CASA as the nonprofit of your choice @CFMT with this sentence:

"Help CASA win $100 from @CFMT by RT this! Learn more: http://tinyurl.com/r6usaj #cfmt #nonprofitgiveaway."

(Tweets eligible for selection in the weekly giveaway must be directed to @CFMT.)

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This project is partially funded under an agreement with the State of Tennessee