The vision for CASA of the 2nd Judicial District is to change a child’s story. Our goal is to ensure every abused and neglected child has a voice in court, a friend by their side, and give them the opportunity to thrive in a safe and loving home.
Our mission is to recruit, train, and support volunteers who serve as advocates for children that have been placed in foster care, due to abuse or neglect. Our volunteers will continue advocating for these children until they have reached safe and permanent homes.
CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate. CASA of the 2nd Judicial District is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that serves abused and neglected children in Craighead, Greene, Clay, Poinsett, and Mississippi counties.
CASA of the 2nd Judicial District was founded in 1995. We are governed by a diverse board of directors made of up of professionals from all across Northeast Arkansas. The organization is a member in good standing of the National CASA Association. Our goal is to provide quality advocacy services that make a positive, long-term impact on the lives of every child in foster care in Northeast Arkansas. If you’re interested in becoming a volunteer, please call us TODAY at 870-215-2926. We Need More Volunteers Just Like You!!!!
There are currently over 930 CASA programs nationwide. CASA programs across the country are known by several different names, including Guardian ad Litem, Child Advocates and Voices for Children. Since the inception of CASA advocacy, volunteers have helped well over 1,000,000 children find safe, permanent homes in which they can thrive. Just last year, 93,300 advocates provided a voice to more than 271,000 children in foster care.
Executive Director
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Executive Director
Advocate Coordinator for Poinsett County
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Advocate Coordinator for Poinsett County
Training, Recruitment and Aging Youth Specialist
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Training, Recruitment and Aging Youth Specialist
Hometown: Paragould, AR
CASA Career:
2016 — CASA Volunteer
2016 — Joined the staff as Advocate Coordinator in Greene County
2020 — Training, Recruitment and Aging Youth Specialist
Personal and Professional Goals:
My goals both professionally and personally are to always be honest, dependable, hardworking, and balanced at everything I do while addressing those around me with caring compassion and concern for what is important to them. I strive as a training supervisor to help as many people as possible in our program and the community in their work and interactions with CASA and prepare new advocates to better serve the children they are advocating for. One of my greatest accomplishments has been using my life experience to create a foundation providing compassion and empathy for families enduring the challenges and
trauma of foster care.
Philosophy:
My philosophy is that we all live in a particular bubble that gives us our perspective of our environment. It is our responsibility to expand to better understand those we serve and the people in our lives. The more we grow outside this bubble the easier it becomes to love and respect our differences. Skills and Areas of Expertise: Nationally certified CASA training instructor. Certified Adult Learning Facilitator. Aging youth life skills and mentorship I am pretty good at push-ups too!
Advocate Coordinator
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Advocate Coordinator
Advocate Coordinator for Craighead County
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Advocate Coordinator for Craighead County
Advocate Coordinator for Craighead and Poinsett County
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Advocate Coordinator for Craighead and Poinsett County