Reminders and Deadlines for CASAs
August 2017
July Volunteer Hours
To submit your July volunteer hours, please click here. Remember to include hours spent driving to and from visits, meetings, and other CASA-related destinations when submitting your hours. Thank you!
VFC Office Closures
Monday, September 4 (Labor Day)
September Birthday Club Deadline
If you would like to request a $25 gift card for your case child’s September birthday, please click on this link, Birthday Club, to request the gift card no later than Thursday, August 24. Please note that the gift card provider does not accommodate late requests.
Drop-In Small Group
Wednesday, August 9
10:00-11:30 a.m.
VFC Chesapeake Office: Boardroom
Drop in to a Small Group meeting to discuss your case with peers and an advocacy supervisor. No RSVP is required. Please join us.
Vocational Options: Job Corps
Tuesday, August 22
5:30-7:00 p.m.
VFC Chesapeake Office: Training Room
Learn about more than 30 free vocational opportunities available to case children ages 16-24. Job Corps provides youth job skills training and employment opportunities and assistance in earning a high school diploma or GED. Please RSVP to Kristen Balelo at KristenB@speakupnow.org or 858-598-2291.
Drop-In Small Group
Wednesday, August 9
10:00-11:30 a.m.
VFC Chesapeake Office: Boardroom
Drop in to a Small Group meeting to discuss your case with peers and an advocacy supervisor. No RSVP is required. Please join us.
Drop-In Small Group
Wednesday, September 13
10:00-11:30 a.m.
VFC Chesapeake Office: Boardroom
Drop in to a Small Group meeting to discuss your case with peers and an advocacy supervisor. No RSVP is required. Please join us.
Community College & Vocational Education
Tuesday, September 19
5:30-7:00 p.m.
VFC Chesapeake Office: Training Room
Representatives from the San Diego Community College District will present information on programs and services available to students planning to attend or already enrolled in community college. This will include information on the application process, financial aid, and scholarships. They will also present information about the various vocational education and career and technology education programs offered at community colleges. Please RSVP to Laurel Nelson at LaurelN@speakupnow.org.
School-Based Advocacy for LGBTQ Foster Youth
Thursday, September 28
9-10 a.m.
Webinar
LGBTQ foster youth experience higher rates of bullying and are more likely to drop out of school than other foster youth, according to the Human Rights Campaign’s All Children All Families (ACAF) project. This free webinar, part of ACAF’s 2017 webinar series, will address the risk factors for LGBTQ foster youth in education settings; explore best practices to help ensure that LGBTQ foster youth have a welcoming and supportive school experience; and discuss school resources, behaviors, and policies that can encourage the healthy development of LGBTQ youth. To register, click here. If you attend this webinar, please remember to contact your advocacy supervisor for Continuing Education credit.
The Role of Advocates in Developing Affirming Families for LGBTQ Youth
Wednesday, October 25
10-11 a.m.
Webinar
In this free webinar, part of the Human Rights Campaign’s All Children All Families project’s 2017 webinar series, You Gotta Believe, an agency in Coney Island, N.Y., will present the strategies behind its innovative model for engaging youth advocates in finding permanent families for adolescents, especially LGBTQ youth. To register, click here. If you attend this webinar, please remember to contact your advocacy supervisor for Continuing Education credit.
Working with Transgender and Non-Binary Foster and Adoptive Parents
Thursday, November 16
11 a.m.-Noon
Webinar
In this free webinar, the Human Rights Campaign’s All Children All Families project will preview its new resource guide for child welfare professionals on how to welcome, affirm, recruit, and serve transgender and non-binary foster and adoptive parents. To register, click here. If you attend this webinar, please remember to contact your advocacy supervisor for Continuing Education credit.