Dallas CASA is actively seeking more bilingual Spanish-speaking volunteers to serve children who have been victims of abuse or neglect and are living in foster care.
For children and families who speak only Spanish, the child welfare system can be especially frightening.
For a child who speaks only Spanish, foster care can be a lonely and confusing place when there is a language barrier. For families who speak only Spanish, the challenges include understanding the steps to reunification with their children.
A Dallas CASA volunteer who speaks Spanish can foster better and more timely communication with all parties involved in the case, leading to improved outcomes for children and their families.
Dallas CASA will be hosting a volunteer information session on Wednesday, July 16, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. for anyone interested in stepping up for this valuable role. A reception will start things off at 6 p.m. with the informational program beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Guest speakers will include Spanish-speaking Dallas CASA volunteers who can share about their experiences supporting children in the child welfare system.
The event will be held at Dallas CASA (2757 Swiss Avenue in Dallas).
Dallas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) seeks to protect children, restore childhood and help child victims of abuse or neglect achieve their full potential.
The agency’s trained and supervised community volunteers are assigned by judges to advocate for the best interests of children who have experienced abuse or neglect and are living in the protective care of the state.
For many children in foster care, their Dallas CASA volunteer is the only consistent, caring adult in their lives during a frightening, uncertain time.
Dallas CASA envisions a day when all children experience safe childhoods and grow into resourceful, healthy adults.
Now in its 45th year, Dallas CASA serves more children than any of the more than 900 CASA programs nationwide. In 2024, 1,009 Dallas CASA volunteers were assigned to advocate for 2,042 children in protective care.
To learn more, visit dallascasa.org.
