What a wonderful New Year’s Resolution for 2026. Volunteering for our most vulnerable children across Western Oklahoma is definitely a resolution that you won’t regret. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteers are concerned citizens who are trained to be the eyes and ears of the juvenile court judge. These everyday heroes interview the children, their families and anyone who has information regarding the family. They read and study all reports pertaining to the families. Then they report their findings to the court, make recommendations concerning the best interest of these children who have been abused and/ or neglected.
CASA of Western Oklahoma is the voice for deprived children in Custer, Washita, Beckham, and Roger Mills and Dewey counties. In FY 2024-25, 58 CASA of Western Oklahoma volunteers served 214 children on 102 cases in our service area. Unfortunately this number represents only about 66% of the children that are currently in the foster care system in our service area. We are currently seeking individuals that might be interested in becoming a CASA volunteer to help close this gap while serving the needs of these children.
CASA Volunteers must be 21 years of age, obtain 30 hours of free indepth training and pass an OSBI and national background check. CASA volunteers come from a variety of backgrounds and circumstances. Many work a full time job while volunteering as a CASA volunteer while others work part time, are retired, or are college students. The common thread that links all volunteers together is the desire to make a difference in the life of an abused child CASA of Western Oklahoma has begun a hybrid training class allowing half of the training to be on-line and half in-person. Training classes will begin on February 23rd on-line. For more information, please contact Jackie Aaron at [email protected] or Tammi Goodall at tammi.goodall@ casawok.org.
