_Cheri Fitts, Executive Director 1-800-25ABUSE
Williamson County Administrative Bldg
Phone: (618) 998-2291 407 N. Monroe St., 3rd Floor
Fax: (618) 998-0006 PO Box 972
Marion, IL 62959
Email: casawmsn@yahoo.com
casawmsn22@yahoo.com
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Phone: (618) 998-2291 407 N. Monroe St., 3rd Floor
Fax: (618) 998-0006 PO Box 972
Marion, IL 62959
Email: casawmsn@yahoo.com
casawmsn22@yahoo.com
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Service Stats 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
New Children Assigned to CASA 63 64 55 50 79 Total Children Served by CASA 156 152 171 147 170 New CASAs Sworn-in 34 27 26 18 33 More children were taken into protective custody and assigned to CASA in 2011 than any prior year. Meeting the needs of this wave of children in crisis required more CASA advocates to be trained. Volunteers answered the call and CASA of Williamson County continues to assign all children entering the local courts due to abuse and/or neglect to a trained CASA advocate to be their voice in court. 
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You Can Make a Difference! As of 3-15-2012: 67 CASA Advocates are serving 114 local children 
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New CASAs Complete Training Class in Spring 2012
Pictured are (L-R) front row: Kristen N., Randi B., Brittany R.;
Second row: Linda Z., Robilee S., Rayann S., Lisa S., Glenda N
Back row: Roy S., Susan A., Buddy P., and Kendra V.
Twelve new CASA advocates were trained on Tuesday and Thursday nights in February and were sworn-in as officers of the court on Friday, March 9. All are ready to take their first case in serving a locally abused or neglected child in need. Throughout their training, they were educated on several important topics to become effective CASAs. Topics included: domestic violence, poverty, mental illness, substance abuse, the needs of children and families, report writing, juvenile law and more. Two of the twelve new CASAs immediately received cases. The others are waiting for children to enter our local court system. "CASAs have many responsibilities, but the most important is to help ensure the child is in an appropriate and safe foster home from the beginning of the case," states CASA Director Cheri Fitts. "We are very fortunate to have these CASAs ready to be assigned to do just that." Individuals are currently being recruited for the Fall 2012 CASA advocate training. Please call the CASA office at 618.998.2291 for more information.
