Getting Started

Name: 5th Annual CASA Classic
Start: 2025-05-12T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-05-12T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Sammons Golf Course

First, please review the Volunteer Advocate Job Description before proceeding to the application.

Volunteer Advocate Job Description

Begin advocating for a child today!

Volunteer Advocate Application

The online application will be automatically submitted to the CASA of Bell and Coryell Counties office.

Once your application is received, you will be contacted within one business week of the application submission date by a CASA staff member and, if your application is accepted, you will receive a formal invitation to join our next round of CASA Volunteer Pre-Service Training.

CASA Pre-Service Training

Volunteer Advocate Training consists of 17 hours of classroom training, 13 hours of home learning assignments/activities, and 3 hours of CPS courtroom observation. Upon completion of training requirements and thorough background checks, volunteers are sworn in my a Judge with Bell County Centex Child Protection Courts or Coryell County, Child Protection of the Hill Country, as a Court Appointed Special Advocate.

We look forward to working with you as you begin your journey toward becoming a Court Appointed Special Advocate. Thank you for your willingness to take this first step in forever changing the lives of children!

If you have additional questions, please call our office at (254) 774-1881 or email casa@casabellcoryell.org.

UPCOMING TRAININGS

A Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) must:

Be 21 years of age or older.
Successfully pass screening and background check requirements.
Successfully complete initial training provided by the CASA of Bell & Coryell Counties program (30 hours of initial training plus 3 hours of courtroom observation).
Be able to make a 12-month minimum commitment to a case. (An average of 10-20 hours per month)
Complete 12 hours of continuing education per year.
Maintain confidentiality and work within established program guidelines.

CASA of Bell & Coryell Counties

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5th Annual CASA Classic