CASA seeks new volunteers to help abused children through pandemic

Pima County is seeking new people to become Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA volunteers) for neglected and abused children, now and throughout the aftermath of the coronavirus crisis.

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NINE ON YOUR SIDE'SVERONIKA VERNACHIO SHOWS US ONYOU CAN HELP CHILDREN IN ABUSEAND NEGLECT CASES.IT'S ABOUT BECOMING A COURTAPPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE ORCASA VOLUNTEER.

OFFICIALSSAY THE NEED IS SO IMPORTANTRIGHT NOW BECAUSE THISPANDEMIC IS ABOUT TO MAKE CHILDABUSE CASES INCREASE.

SOT:ANGIE MCBRIDE / CASA PROGRAMRECRUITER ABUSERS UNFORTUNATELYTHEIR ONLY COPPING MECHANISMAT TIMES IS TO ABUSE ORNEGLECT OTHERS.

AND AS WE ALLLIVE IN A TIME OF UNCERTAINITYCASA PROGRAM RECURITER ANGIEMCBRIDE SAYS STUDIES SHOWABUSERS GET A SENSE OF CONTROLTHROUGH VIOLENCE.

THAT'S WHYCASA IS SEEKING MOREVOLUNTEERS.

SOT: ANGIE MCBRIDE/ CASA PROGRAM RECRUITER A LOTOF TIMES WHEN CHILDREN COMEINTO FOSTER CARE, WHAT HAPPENSTO THEIR WORLD, IT'S TURNEDUPSIDE-DOWN AND THEY HAVE VERYLITTLE TIME TO UNDERSTANDH HAPPEOF THAT STABILITY FOR THEM.ALL THE NEW TRAINING IS ONLINEND CAN BE COMPLETED IN 30HOURS OLTRS WOULD WORK ONE--ONE WITH TIKNOW THEM.

SOT: JUDGEKATHLEEN QJUDGE AT PIMCOUNTY SUPERIORURT THERIS NOTHING MOREPORTANTIMO CAN BE THERE TO ADVOCATEROU, KD TNIND OUT WHAT IS BEST.MA COUNESIDING JUDGEALEENIGLEY WORKS WITH CASALUNTEERS DIRECTLY IN THEURT ROOM AND SAYS SHE'SENHE IMPCHILD'S LIFE.

SOT: JUDGETHLEEN QUIGLE/RESIDINGDGE AT PIMA CNTY SUPERIORURT THEILD.

THEIR FOCUSS WHAT IS THE BECHILD.

THEIR FOC IS TO BE AICE FOR THE CHILD,VOICE FOR THEREPORTER <RIGHT NOW THEYONLY HAVE ABOUT 180 VOLUNTEERSSERVE OVER 2,500 CHILDREN.W TRAININGS START ONLINE M 20ROHOW TO VOLUNTEER YOUN HEAD TO OUR WEBSITEKGUN9.COM REPORTGT THEVENILE COUKGUN9 OYS