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Coming up!
August 19, 2017- New! Hoops for CASA kids. Charity basketball tournament. 3 on 3 teams - $100 per team, $300 to the winner. Half-court/double elimination. All proceeds will go to help kids in foster care.
August 31, 2017- New CASA Volunteer 6-week training class. If you are interested in becoming a CASA volunteer, this is the time to do it! Every Thursday for 6 weeks, we will meet at the Winder office from 6:00-9:00 PM. All the training you need to properly advocate for the best interest of a child in foster care, will be provided. If you want more information, or wish to sign up, visit our Volunteer page.
January 18, 2018- New CASA Volunteer 6-week training class. If you are interested in becoming a CASA volunteer, this is the time to do it! Every Thursday for 6 weeks, we will meet at the Winder office from 6:00-9:00 PM. All the training you need to properly advocate for the best interest of a child in foster care, will be provided. If you want more information, or wish to sign up, visit our Volunteer page.
August 31, 2017- New CASA Volunteer 6-week training class. If you are interested in becoming a CASA volunteer, this is the time to do it! Every Thursday for 6 weeks, we will meet at the Winder office from 6:00-9:00 PM. All the training you need to properly advocate for the best interest of a child in foster care, will be provided. If you want more information, or wish to sign up, visit our Volunteer page.
January 18, 2018- New CASA Volunteer 6-week training class. If you are interested in becoming a CASA volunteer, this is the time to do it! Every Thursday for 6 weeks, we will meet at the Winder office from 6:00-9:00 PM. All the training you need to properly advocate for the best interest of a child in foster care, will be provided. If you want more information, or wish to sign up, visit our Volunteer page.
What have we been up to?
February 18th, 6:30 p.m. -Heart for Children, Heart for Chocolate, Black & White GALA. Music by Fly Betty Band, catered meal of sliced steak, stuffed chicken and mouth watering side dishes. Silent and live auction conducted by Nathan Cagle. Decadent hand-crafted chocolate desserts! After expenses, ALL funds used to provide advocates for foster children!
January 26th - New Volunteer Training classes start. Please e-mail mblack@piedmontcasa.org or tanton@piedmontcasa.org for more details! Ready to start? Click here to fill out an application.
October. New Volunteer swearing in! Congratulations to our 12 new CASA volunteers! We are so excited to see the positive affect you will have on your children.
September 24, 2016 - Superhero 5K and Fun Run. Run the trails at beautiful Fort Yargo State Park. All proceeds benefit Piedmont CASA, serving abused and neglected chidlren by advocating for safe, loving and permanent homes.
August 25th - New Volunteer training classes started. We started our first Flex Training class - half online and half classroom. With 18 possible new volunteers, we are so excited to see how the class progresses!
August 16th - Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. Our volunteers are so loved and appreciated! Houndstooth Bar and Grill in Braselton provided amazing food and a wonderful atmosphere for our volunteers to gather. A big thank you to all who came out to speak about how much a CASA does and how much they are needed. We learned that our CASA volunteers have driven more than 50,000 miles this year to serve their assigned children - amazing!
April 11th, 13th, and 14th 2016, April is Child Abuse Awareness month! Piedmont CASA planted pinwheels along side several organizations in Jackson, Barrow, and Banks Counties. 196 pinwheels were planted at the Historic Jackson County Courthouse to represent the 196 substantiated cases of child abuse in Jackson County in 2015. 121 pinwheels were planted at the Historic Barrow County Courthouse to represent the 121 substantiated cases of child abuse in Barrow County in 2015. 34 pinwheels were planted at the Historic Banks County Courthouse to represent the 34 substantiated cases of child abuse in Banks County.
