Dodge City CASA Program Promotes Free Family Fun Posted April 17, 2012 9:13 am April is national Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month and CASA agencies across the state are hosting awareness efforts in their communities. Join volunteers and staff from 24 children and family service agencies in raising awareness of child abuse prevention at the 6th annual Celebrate Our Children event in Dodge City. An afternoon of free family fun and food awaits the community on April 29 from 2:00-4:00pm at Wright Park in Dodge City, KS. Activities include Plinko, basketball shoot-out, gunnysack races and more. Parents and caregivers will be able to learn about services available in Dodge City and the surrounding area while children win a prize at one of the many activities or munch away on free popcorn. For more information contact CASA-Children Worth Saving, Inc. at 620-225-1278. We hope to see you there!
Emporia CASA Volunteer Selected for Statewide Award Posted April 6, 2012 12:01 pm Dr. J. Sophie Thayer, CASA volunteer for SOS CASA of the Flint Hils in Emporia, has been selected as the 2012 Crime Victims’ Service Awards Outstanding Victim Advocate. This award is given through the Attorney General's office in conjuction with their Annual Crime Victim's Conference. When Dr. Thayer applied to become a CASA in 2004, she indicated that she felt CASA was a corollary to the work she was doing, and wanted to use her knowledge to advocate for kids in the court and child protection systems. She felt that professionals working in the social services field have a lot to do and that she could provide an extra set of ears and eyes on behalf of children. Sophie has done exactly that for the last seven years. In addition to using her professional talents through advocacy for children, Sophie has participated in the CASA training program, sharing with new CASA volunteers her knowledge of infant toddler mental health.
Congratulations to Dr. Thayer and SOS CASA of the Flint Hill on this great honor. This is the third year that a CASA volunteer in Kansas has received this honor.
Lawrence Program Promotes Child Abuse Prevention Month Posted April 6, 2012 11:49 am April is national Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month and CASA agencies across the state are hosting awareness efforts in their communities. On Friday, April 13, the statewide Wear Blue Day, Douglas County CASA staff and volunteers will be planting blue pinwheels at 1:00 pm along the walkway between the courthouse and the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center. The public is welcome to join them. They are also inviting individuals and offices to wear denim or blue on a Friday in April and consider donations to Douglas County CASA to support our advocacy for child abuse victims throughout the year. There are nearly 50 children on the waiting list for a CASA volunteer in Douglas County. There were 60,464 reports of child abuse and neglect in Kansas during FY 2011, and there were 1,888 reports in Douglas County.
Child Abuse Prevention Month in Manhattan Posted April 6, 2012 11:41 am April is national Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month and CASA agencies across the state are hosting awareness efforts in their communities.
In Manhattan the following events/projects will be held:
-Blue Ribbon Month Kick-off, Friday, April 6 at 12pm at the Riley County Courthouse Plaza. 160 "Pinwheels for Prevention" will be on display to represent the number of children CASA served in 2011. There will also be a reception with snacks provided by Bluestem Bistro.
-Light of Hope Breakfast, Friday, April 20 at 8am at the Manhattan Country Club. Former Riley County District Court Judge Jerry Mershon will be our keynote speaker. We will also present our Light of Hope and Volunteer of the Year awards, and have a candlelight vigil to honor the children we served in 2011.
-Aggieville businesses have blue ribbons painted on their windows from April 2-6. Donation jars and baskets of blue ribbons will be on display throughout the month. Kappa Alpha Theta helped us paint the ribbons.
Wear Blue April 13th Posted April 6, 2012 11:37 am In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month everyone is invited to show their support by wearing blue. Why blue you ask? In 1989, the Blue Ribbon Campaign to Prevent Child Abuse began as a Virginia grandmother's tribute to her grandson who died as a result of abuse. She tied a blue ribbon to the antenna of her car as a way to remember him and to alert her community to the tragedy of child abuse. The Blue Ribbon Campaign has since expanded across the country; many people wear blue ribbons each April in memory of those who have died as a result of child abuse and in support of efforts to prevent abuse.
Kansas CASA Welcomes New Board Members Posted February 3, 2012 12:23 pm Three new board members attended their first board meeting on January 27th. Kansas CASA is pleased to welcome Mickey Edwards, Executive Director of CASA of the Flint Hills, Emporia; Diana Frederick, Executive Director of Douglas County CASA, Lawrence and Terry Presta, business owner, Overland Park. Kansas CASA would like to thank these individuals for their committment and support.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Continues Support Posted February 3, 2012 12:17 pm The Kansas CASA Association is pleased to announce that they have been awarded $5,000 from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation.
Kanssa CASA Programs Receive IOLTA Funds Posted February 3, 2012 12:15 pm The Kansas CASA Association has been awarded $10,000 from the Kansas Bar Association - IOLTA (Interest on Lawyer's Trust Account). These funds will be distributed to the 24 CASA programs in Kansas. Thank you to the IOLTA committee for their continued support.
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April is national Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month and CASA agencies across the state are hosting awareness efforts in their communities. Join volunteers and staff from 24 children and family service agencies in raising awareness of child abuse prevention at the 6th annual Celebrate Our Children event in Dodge City. An afternoon of free family fun and food awaits the community on April 29 from 2:00-4:00pm at Wright Park in Dodge City, KS. Activities include Plinko, basketball shoot-out, gunnysack races and more. Parents and caregivers will be able to learn about services available in Dodge City and the surrounding area while children win a prize at one of the many activities or munch away on free popcorn. For more information contact CASA-Children Worth Saving, Inc. at 620-225-1278. We hope to see you there!
Dr. J. Sophie Thayer, CASA volunteer for SOS CASA of the Flint Hils in Emporia, has been selected as the 2012 Crime Victims’ Service Awards Outstanding Victim Advocate. This award is given through the Attorney General's office in conjuction with their Annual Crime Victim's Conference. When Dr. Thayer applied to become a CASA in 2004, she indicated that she felt CASA was a corollary to the work she was doing, and wanted to use her knowledge to advocate for kids in the court and child protection systems. She felt that professionals working in the social services field have a lot to do and that she could provide an extra set of ears and eyes on behalf of children. Sophie has done exactly that for the last seven years. In addition to using her professional talents through advocacy for children, Sophie has participated in the CASA training program, sharing with new CASA volunteers her knowledge of infant toddler mental health.
Congratulations to Dr. Thayer and SOS CASA of the Flint Hill on this great honor. This is the third year that a CASA volunteer in Kansas has received this honor..jpg)
April is national Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month and CASA agencies across the state are hosting awareness efforts in their communities. On Friday, April 13, the statewide Wear Blue Day, Douglas County CASA staff and volunteers will be planting blue pinwheels at 1:00 pm along the walkway between the courthouse and the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center. The public is welcome to join them. They are also inviting individuals and offices to wear denim or blue on a Friday in April and consider donations to Douglas County CASA to support our advocacy for child abuse victims throughout the year. There are nearly 50 children on the waiting list for a CASA volunteer in Douglas County. There were 60,464 reports of child abuse and neglect in Kansas during FY 2011, and there were 1,888 reports in Douglas County.
April is national Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month and CASA agencies across the state are hosting awareness efforts in their communities.
In Manhattan the following events/projects will be held:
-Blue Ribbon Month Kick-off, Friday, April 6 at 12pm at the Riley County Courthouse Plaza. 160 "Pinwheels for Prevention" will be on display to represent the number of children CASA served in 2011. There will also be a reception with snacks provided by Bluestem Bistro.
-Light of Hope Breakfast, Friday, April 20 at 8am at the Manhattan Country Club. Former Riley County District Court Judge Jerry Mershon will be our keynote speaker. We will also present our Light of Hope and Volunteer of the Year awards, and have a candlelight vigil to honor the children we served in 2011.
-Aggieville businesses have blue ribbons painted on their windows from April 2-6. Donation jars and baskets of blue ribbons will be on display throughout the month. Kappa Alpha Theta helped us paint the ribbons.
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In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month everyone is invited to show their support by wearing blue. Why blue you ask? In 1989, the Blue Ribbon Campaign to Prevent Child Abuse began as a Virginia grandmother's tribute to her grandson who died as a result of abuse. She tied a blue ribbon to the antenna of her car as a way to remember him and to alert her community to the tragedy of child abuse. The Blue Ribbon Campaign has since expanded across the country; many people wear blue ribbons each April in memory of those who have died as a result of child abuse and in support of efforts to prevent abuse.
Three new board members attended their first board meeting on January 27th. Kansas CASA is pleased to welcome Mickey Edwards, Executive Director of CASA of the Flint Hills, Emporia; Diana Frederick, Executive Director of Douglas County CASA, Lawrence and Terry Presta, business owner, Overland Park. Kansas CASA would like to thank these individuals for their committment and support.
The Kansas CASA Association has been awarded $10,000 from the Kansas Bar Association - IOLTA (Interest on Lawyer's Trust Account). These funds will be distributed to the 24 CASA programs in Kansas. Thank you to the IOLTA committee for their continued support.