Advocate for a Child Who Experienced Abuse and Neglect

CASA volunteers are ordinary people who step forward in New Hampshire’s court system to advocate for children who have experienced abuse or neglect. Volunteers spend time getting to know the child or children they are working with and gather information from the important adults in each child’s life so they may make qualified, unbiased recommendations to a judge about what they believe to be in the best interests of the child.

Our volunteers help change a child’s story from one of abuse or neglect, to stability and security.

Volunteers:

• Spend quality time getting to know the child on their case
• Speak regularly with parents, relatives, foster parents, social workers, teachers and medical providers
• Identify any unmet needs of the child and determine solutions with child’s support team
• Write a court reports, attend court hearings and speak to the judge about the child’s progress

Volunteers spend about 10-15 hours a month on their case, with more time spent in the first 90 days of the case assignment. They stay with the case until the child is in a safe, permanent home or another permanent solution is in place.

Have questions before you apply? Sign up for one of our virtual info sessions at www.casanh.org/infosessions.

Apply online at www.casanh.org/apply.

Watch our video to learn more: Voice, Agency, Hope