LGBTQIA+ Volunteers Needed for Youth in Foster Care/Juvenile Detention

Special Appeal: We are especially in need of LGBTQIA+ CASAs (Court Appointed Special Advocates) volunteers at this time. Please forward this appeal to any LGBTQIA+ folks you know who would consider becoming a CASA to a young person who is justice involved or in foster care.

We have a growing group of youth who are LGBTQIA+ and/or in foster care who are looking for an affirming CASA. You can be the role model they need through time, presence, example. Our youth need you to share your experiences and expand their world of possibility while also advocating for their best interest. You support them by giving them a voice in their proceedings and helping them to change their story. Their past does not need to define their future.

CASAs are caring adults (21 or older) who form a mentor-like relationship with a young person in foster care, or justice involved, and spend 15+ hours per month. This time consists of two visits with the youth and communicating with the important adults in the youths life to gain a fuller picture of their experiences and needs. We ask for you to commit to the case for at least a year to provide consistency. CASA youth are young people, who have experienced loss and/or trauma and possibly who have become justice involved. They need supportive adults to help teach them the skills they'll require to navigate life successfully and expand their world.

CASAs receive free training and ongoing support from the CASA DC staff.

If you are interested in learning more about becoming a CASA for an amazing justice-involved youth or one in foster care, please contact CASA DC today! You will be changing two lives forever!

Watch our video to learn more: So what's a CASA?