CASA of Tulare County

Every age, every grade, there is a child getting ready to go back to school who needs a caring adult in his life. Train now to become a court-appointed special advocate so you can be there for a child in foster care.
Classes start this weekend and there is still room.
Call now: 559-625-4007

Join us for an action-packed day where your steps make a difference! You can fly through our Superhero 5K RUN/WALK or stride with purpose alongside family, friends, community, and superheroes! Your registration will directly support the important work of recruiting, screening, and training CASA volunteers. These volunteers play a crucial role in providing abused and neglected children in our community with hope and healing for their future. Our CASA volunteers are the voices of our children.❤☺

Today we hold true to the red, white and blue! Happy 4th! 📣🎉🎊

There is still time to sign up to be a voice for a child in care.

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Every child needs a caring adult, and a child in foster care needs one more than most. Your presence and your dedication can make all the difference to a child in need. Training classes start in less than two weeks at the Tulare Chamber of Commerce.
To learn more, scan the QR code to schedule an orientation.

Thank you, Porterville Chamber of Commerce.

Community Champions: Porterville's Nonprofits

All throughout the month of June, we are highlighting our local nonprofit organizations 🤩

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Tulare County supports the juvenile court and its dependent children who are innocent victims of abuse and neglect. CASA provides trained community volunteers to represent the best interests and voices of the children we strive to protect.

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Cheers!

C.A.S.A is having a blast celebrating Dairy Month! Check out this fun photo of some of their team enjoying refreshing glasses of milk. Dairy Month is the perfect time to appreciate the delicious and nutritious benefits of dairy products. Cheers to health, nutrition, and the hardworking dairy farmers who make it all possible! 🥛🎉

Anna is ringing the bell, again.
This happens when a volunteer gets assigned to a new case. Anna is a familiar face in the office- she is a regular at our continuing education trainings and other CASA events.
Today she was assigned to a 7-year-old kiddo.
Thank you, Anna for sharing your contagious smile and for the amazing work you do.

Chris completed our CASA training last summer and has hit the floor running since then. She took on a case with a 13-year-old girl. Chris made sure to advocate for her kiddo's education and helped her get back on track with all of the appropriate resources in place. Since being sworn-in, Chris has been consistent in attending many of our events, including coffee connections and presentations.
Today she was assigned a new case and will be working with a 7-year-old boy. Chris said it best, "I just want to help as many children as I can."

June 18 is International Picnic Day. What is your favorite picnic treat?

Save the date.

Sue Pierce and Kim Holzem are braving the heat at the Dinuba Farmers Market with CASA of Tulare County at Entertainment Plaza. We’ll be here until 8 p.m. so come out and join us!

Our Summer training program is almost here!

Exciting news at CASA of Tulare County, we have added Iris Feaver to our team as Director of Development. We know she will bring great things our way. Welcome!

We were pleased to host Congressman Jim Costa, representing the state's 21st Congressional district, for coffee and conversation today at the CASA office in Visalia.
On a mission to learn more about the needs of the children in foster care that we serve, he learned about our need for volunteers and the ways in which our community supports our mission.
We are grateful for the continued support of his office which contributes to our ongoing success.
L-R: Enrique Benavides, CASA board president; Carolina Evangelo, board vice president; Costa; Alberto Ramos, CASA executive director; Brian Albertoni, immediate past president.

Check out this Superhero!
Dan Peters has been a CASA Advocate for 6 years. This week he got assigned to his 8th case, a sibling group of 5 kiddos! Wow.
One of his goals with this case, is to ensure that the eldest boy who is placed in separate home, continues to have contact with his siblings.

Words from his CASA Coordinator: Dan cares deeply about the kids he is assigned to. He is a stellar advocate who requires minimal guidance, he attends trainings available to him, has held ed rights and is someone I can count on. Plus, he has a great sense of humor.

We are so proud to see a future leader emerging from among our ranks! Araceli Espinoza, outreach coordinator responsible for our Porterville office, graduated from the 2023-24 Leadership Tulare program, picking up a Perfect Attendance award along the way. Way to go, Araceli! And congratulations to the entire class.

With comprehensive training and ongoing support, you'll have the opportunity to advocate for a child in care and ensure they receive the support they deserve.
Check out our upcoming training dates and cities and sign-up now!

Wednesday evening was a very relaxed and soothing atmosphere at CASA. We spent some time learning about Mindfulness with Meade Williams, LMFT. It was about bringing our attention to the present and learning techniques to refocus and connect with ourselves and the world around us.

Thank you so much Rush Bowls We are honored to have your support 🙌😎

We are happy to announce that we are donating $600 total between two great organization, as a thank you to our community for the great support for this past year! ❤️

CASA of Tulare County is a great organization made up of volunteers who support children/families when they need it most! We have partnered with them from day 1 of being in business and are happy to continue supporting this great cause 🙏

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Thank you to our amazing customers who make it possible for us to support the community! We exist to build up those who have helped build 😎

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Taking the oath to become a court-appointed special advocate for a child in foster care is something these new advocates will look back on with pride. Here's a look at our newest volunteers who were sworn in April 24, 2024.

Congratulations to our newest court-appointed special advocates! Presiding Judge John Bianco administered the oaths with Judge Sylvia Hanna witnessing. It's always an honor to stand with advocates as they prepare to take on their first cases. We are so grateful for their commitment to serve the kids in our community.
L-R: Judge Bianco, Jana Riportella, Berenice Rosales, Art Hill, Kassie and Jesus Garcia, Marisol Turner, Anita Palomino, Stephanie Kaufman, Elizabeth Sahagun, Katie Lasley, CASA Executive Director Alberto Ramos, Judge Hanna and CASA board member Sara Perry.

Live in or near Porterville? CASA of Tulare County is bringing its training program to you next month, so please give us a call so we can reserve a seat for you. A special kiddo out there needs YOU!

The theme for Earth Day 2024 is "Planet vs Plastics" and that's something we can all do this year and every year: Ditch the plastic!

So happy to participate in the Superhero Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention fair staged by the Parenting Network this week. Everyone can be a superhero!

We are thrilled to announce that we have successfully completed training in Woodlake. The new trainees are ready to put their new skills into action.
We are very thankful for all of the presenters who make this training happen and for the Honorable Silvia Hanna, for sitting down with our trainees and welcoming them to their new roles.