CASA Sacramento
Organization Description
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Sacramento County recruits, trains and supervises volunteer advocates to support youth involved with child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Advocates accompany youth to court hearings and submit detailed reports on their progress and needs. They make referrals to necessary services and communicate with service providers and treatment team members.
Health & Safety
Additional requirements and/or considerations - Background Check (e.g. fingerprinting/livescan, driving record)
- Driver's License
- Must be 18 or older
- Pre-Placement Training
- HIGH RISK: Service is one-on-one, family/home based. If yes, please indicate under Special Site Instructions where meetings will take place: public location, on campus, etc.).
- HIGH RISK: Students will be working with "behaviorally challenged" populations
- HIGH RISK: Students will be working with individuals who have a known criminal background or history of violent behavior
- RISK: Students will be asked to drive (in addition to travel to and from site) for this placement.
- RISK: Students will be supervised less than 50% of the time or the supervisor will be responsible for overseeing more than 8 people.
- SITE REQUIREMENT: Students are not allowed to take pictures or video.
- SITE REQUIREMENT: Students will be asked to sign a confidentiality waiver.
Address
301 Bicentennial Cir
Sacramento, CA 95826
United States General Phone
General Email
Website:
Program(s)
Center for Community Engagement
Organization type
Judicial or Legal Facility/Organization (Nonprofit)
Focus Population(s)
Adopted/Foster Youth or Young Adults, Children/Youth, English Language Learners, Guardians/Parents, LGBTQA, People Experiencing Disability, People Experiencing Material Poverty, People Impacted by Crime, Survivors of Sexual or Domestic Violence, Teens/Young Adults
Focus Area(s)
Advocacy and Human Rights
Hours of operation
On-site Tu, Th 9am-5pm
Maximum students
1