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CASA And City Of Mena Will Have A Proclamation Signing On April 1st

Dan & Linda Deramus, Shane Deramus, Stacy Vann,

(MENA) – The City of Mena and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the Ouachita Region will hold a proclamation signing event at Mena City Hall. April is National Child Abuse Awareness month. CASA is an organization that advocates for the best interests of abused and neglected children within the court system. With the belief that every child is entitled to a safe, permanent home, they recruit, train and supervise volunteers to serve as a child’s advocate in court. CASA is a nationwide organization with approximately 77,000 volunteers across the United States, each one dedicated to the children they serve. The organization operates in three counties in the region, Polk, Montgomery and Sevier Counties. CASA is headed up locally by Program Director, Cynthia Martin and the Assistant Director, Renee Hendrix. The organization trains volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children.

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“When a child is brought into foster care they are given a CASA volunteer who will stay with them until the child has found permanence, either by adoption, or with another family member or by being placed back in their home, after their parents have completed their program. CASA volunteers undergo five background checks and thirty hours of training before they are sworn in by the judge. They then meet with the children regularly, as well as anyone associated with the case: parents, teachers, doctors, foster parents. There is a court order signed by the judge that allows the volunteer to be privy to most private information so that when the time comes for the case to go to court, the volunteer is able to write a report documenting the child and parents’ progress and their recommendation for that child,” explained Martin. “We are the judge’s ‘eyes and ears’.”

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CASA volunteers are extremely dedicated to their case and because each volunteer is only given one case they are generally able to spend more time on their case than DHS because their case loads are so overburdened. The volunteer also works closely with the Attorney Ad Litem, the attorney appointed for the child. According to Martin, “our volunteers are a group of very dedicated, big hearted, compassionate individuals who range in age from their 20s to their 80s.” CASA of the Ouachita Region was originally created in 2005 under the umbrella of Healthy Connections until it separated and formed its own 501(c)(3) in 2008. They are funded by state and federal grants but also rely heavily on donations from business and individuals, as well as fundraising. Anyone interested in providing a donation or in volunteering can visit that address or can call the office at 479.243.9277.

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