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Newport News CASA
Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court
2501 Huntington Avenue
Newport News, Virginia 23607
757-926-3642
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VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHTS:
"MY STUFF" BAGS:
INSERVICE
TRAINING RESOURCES
MAKE CHANGE 4 KIDS:
VOLUNTEER ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES:
CASEWORK REMINDERS:
CASA SPEAKER'S BUREAU:
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Newport News CASA Volunteers gathered for
the annual Volunteer Recognition Picnic on
April 28, 2007 at Newport News Park. Patti
Sue O'Neal, Executive Director recognized
each Volunteer with a certificate and small
token of appreciation for their tireless
efforts on behalf of children assigned by
the Court. See photo above. Recipients of
this year's Charles M. Pope Advocacy Award
were presented their certificates from the
CASA Program Staff. Awardees included Kofi
Amanin, Volunteer; Shawn Overbey, Guardian
Ad Litem; Sheryl Smith, Dept. of Social
Services. Please replace the pictures with
the ones that I emailed..
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Lovely Ladies of CASA.
From left to right: Patti Sue O’Neal,
Executive Director, Christine Matthews,
Program Coordinator, Joyelle Saunders, Isle
of Wight CASA Program Coordinator, and Mary
Katherine Hogg CASA Board President.
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CASA Volunteers,
Trainers, & Supporters:
(Top Row, Left to Right ): Joyelle Saunders,
Patti Sue O’Neal, Mary Katherine Hogg, Nancy
Bender, Jackie Hinchey, Tara Williams,
MaRhonda Echols, Kofi Amanin, Posy Walton,
The Honorable Judge Barry Logsdon, Darrell
Miller. (Second Row, Left to Right): Cecelia
Miles, Melinda Daara, Tiffany Harris,
Marilou Henry, Deloris Todman, Kathleen
McConnell, Linda Kindred. (Front Row) Aditi
Dutt, Charlene Banks, Christine Matthews,
Deborah Gray, Victoria Miller, Sheryl Smith,
Amia Barrows, Mary Stewart & Araceli McCoy. |
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The Dr. Laura Foundation has received funding to continue
making My Stuff Bags available to non-profit organizations
around the country. Although the number of bags distributed
may decrease due to the availability of funds, NN CASA will
continue to request bags from this organization as long as
the need is there for our local children. Please see
www.mystuffbags.org
for more information regarding
this excellent resource for our children. For more
information regarding NN CASA's current stock of bags,
please contact the CASA office at 926-3642.
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CASA encourages continued education for
effective & high quality advocacy skills. We
ask that within the fiscal year (July 1-June
30) volunteers complete 12 hours of
in-service training. These hours can be
accumulated in many ways such as attending
CASA In-Service Trainings, reading the CASA
newsletter “The Alliance”, e-Learning,
independent research on topics relating to
child welfare, child abuse prevention,
legislation, etc., using the lending library
of books and videos at the CASA office,
attending community trainings and/or
referring the CASA staff & volunteers to
local trainings, assisting with the training
program, etc. If you would like to know how
many in-service training credits you have
for this year please contact Amia Barrows,
Volunteer Training Coordinator 926-8791 or
abarrows@nngov.com. This month check out
books by Geoffrey Canada “Fist, Stick,
Knife, Gun” or “Reaching Up for Manhood”.
Also check out the following videos & DVD’s:
“Richmond Family Drug Treatment Court”,
“Building Rapport with Children” & “Staying
Focused & Motivated”.
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NN CASA RECEIVES FUNDING:
Newport News CASA has received multiple grants this year
with the intent to expand program services to serve more
children receiving services in the 7th District Juvenile
and Domestic Relations Court. Grant Funds received
include: $7,500 from the Virginia Law Foundation, $45,000
from the National CASA Association, $5,000 from the Dept.
of Criminal Justice Services for Program Improvement and
Marketing, and $32,000 from the VA Department of Social
Services--Victim's of Crime
Act Grant.
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Debbie
is currently seeking input from casa volunteer to advice
program staff on the planning of recognition events,
outreach activities, recruitment, and training. These
activities include both activities with CASA children and
other areas where CASA volunteers have the opportunity to
build and strengthen the CASA program. Please contact
Debbie Gray
at 926-3644
if you can share your time and talent.
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The Judges from Newport News J&DR Court have requested
that CASA reports are to be submitted to the court on the
Monday prior to the hearing. This means that reports will
need to be submitted two weeks in advance in order for
CASA to review and advise you on any corrections or
concerns that appear in the court report. For example: If
the court date is Tuesday February 27th, the report would
be due Thursday February 15th and then submitted to the
court on Monday February 19th. Monthly reminders will be
sent to volunteers in regards to the report due date.
Please feel free to contact Christine Matthews, Program
Coordinator 926-8790 for any questions or concerns. Thanks
for your hard work!
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CASA
needs your help speaking in the community to recruit new
volunteers. Program staff are happy to attend any speaking
engagement with a volunteer to provide support and
assistance. The value of volunteer speakers is the audience
hears directly from "front line" volunteers who meet with
the parties on a regular basis. There is no substitute for
the passion you as a volunteer can share with other members
of our community. Please consider becoming a speaker for
the NN CASA program.
For
more info contact Debbie Gray
at 926-3644.
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