Jackson County MO CASA

CASA President and CEO Angie Blumel and longtime Light of Hope emcee John Holt present the 2021 Light of Hope Award to JFS and the Robinson Family, and the 2021 Teresa Rabideau Award for Volunteer Excellence to Michele Sewell.

If you missed our LIVE broadcast at 7:30 a.m. this morning, you can rewatch the Light of Hope breakfast here.

If you missed us LIVE this morning at 7:30 a.m., you can rewatch the Light of Hope breakfast video now!

CASA President and CEO Angie Blumel, and longtime Light of Hope emcee John Holt present the Light of Hope Award to JFS and the Robinson Family. They present the Teresa Rabideau Award for Volunteer Excellence to CASA Volunteer Michele Sewell. Debbie Bass shares her inspiring story of reslience.

The Light of Hope breakfast begins this morning at 7:30 a.m. Join us!

We are less than 24 hours away from the biggest online breakfast of the year, the Light of Hope breakfast! Join us Wednesday, April 14, at 7:30 a.m. on our website, www.jacksoncountycasa-mo.org

Kate Crockett who is a Spin instructor at Genesis Health challenged her Spin classes to donate over $1,000 in gift cards for CASA youth and families for gas, groceries, and necessities. Thank you Spin cyclists!

CASA is hiring a new Case Supervisor and a new Staff Attorney. You can find the complete job description on NonProfit Connect. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume including salary requirements to [email protected]. No phone calls please. https://info.npconnect.org//legal-services-casa-staff-atto

We just received another $100 donation from the AmazonSmile Foundation based on your purchases from October through November using AmazonSmile to benefit JacksonCounty CASA. Thank you!

We are grateful to Sleep in Heavenly Peace - MO, Kansas City-Southeast, and their partner Sleep Solutions Outlet KC for providing beds for our CASA kids. A bed can be the difference between a child getting to stay with relatives or having to go to foster care.

You have 3 chances left this month to attend a free, no-obligation CASA Zoom info session about what it means to be a CASA Volunteer. Tag a friend and sign up together!

Thank you to all the CASA Elves who filled Wish Lists for CASA children! Our CASA Volunteers will be picking up the gifts and delivering them to their CASA kids this week.

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Please contact Senators Hawley and Blunt and your Congressperson. Ask them to fix the VOCA (Victims of Crime Act) funding to prevent Jackson County CASA and other abuse prevention agencies from losing 40% of our VOCA funding. https://casaforchildren.us1.list-manage.com/track/click

Shamarr Fonville has a personal reason for becoming a CASA Volunteer. If you want to learn how you can be one, contact Lisa, [email protected]

Thank you to the National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Kansas City Section for providing another Suitcase to Start Kit for a teen moving into her first apartment. The bedding, dishes, small kitchen appliances, and cleaning supplies will help make her feel at home!

Today is #NationalParalegalDay so we wanted to take this opportunity to recognize our Legal Administrative Staff, Rachelle and Robin. Both former Case Supervisors, they manage the data entry, document filing, and record-keeping for every single one of our approximately 1,200 cases every year. Thank you Rachelle and Robin!

We appreciate all that Greater KC Alumnae Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta does to support Jackson County CASA and the children we serve! Thank you for your service!

One of our TRIO sponsors shared a pic of her prepared pasta from The Antler Room. Beautiful!

We are so thrilled to be able to bring you Cocktails for CASAA Night of Hope...at Home! You can find the full video on our website and on our Facebook page and YouTube. @ The Antler Room

We hope you enjoyed tonight's video. If you would like to donate, please go to https://jccasa.ejoinme.org//Coc/tabid/1184024/Default.aspx or text CASAKC (no space) to 24587.

Please join us tonight at 7:00 p.m. here on Facebook or on our YouTube channel and on our website for Cocktails for CASA--A Night of Hope...at Home! Be sure to comment so we know you are here!

We need CASA Volunteers. Learn how you can make our community better for kids. Contact Lisa, [email protected] to sign up for a 30-minute no-obligation info session.

You can make a difference while you shop Amazon Prime Day deals on October 13 & 14. Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/43-1401328 or with AmazonSmile ON in the Amazon Shopping app and AmazonSmile donates to Jackson County CASA.

CASA staff and volunteers are helping out at the @sleepinheavenlypeacebeds build day!

We are at Sleep in Heavenly Peace building beds for kids thanks to their 15 and Mahomes grant! CASA volunteer Kelly Bergin is here with her husband Tom and CASA volunteer Cindi brought her scout troop!

Don't miss your chance to try a Specialty Cocktail from T...

Congratulations to the Health Forward Foundation for 15 years of supporting positive change in our community!