The Need For CASAs
CASA Volunteers
56
Kids in foster care with a CASA
82
Kids in foster care waiting for a CASA
443
*these numbers were updated on 2/27/2025
We are taking applications for 2025 trainings!
2025 Training Dates
January 2025
Week 1: Sat, January 25th, 10AM -1 PM
Week 2: Sat, February 1st, 10AM -1 PM
Week 3: Sat, February 8th, 10AM -1 PM
Week 4: Sat, February 22nd, 10AM -1 PM
Week 5: Sat, March 1st, 10AM -1 PM
Swearing in: TBD
April 2025
To Be Determined
June/July 2025
Week 1: Tues, June 24, 1-4 PM
Week 2: Tues, July 1, 1-4 PM
Week 3: Tues, July 8, 1-4 PM
Week 4: Tues, July 15, 1-4 PM
Week 5: Tues, July 29, 1-4 PM
Swearing in: TBD
October 2025
Week 1: Sat, October 18th, 10 AM -1 PM
Week 2: Sat, October 25th, 10 AM -1 PM
Week 3: Sat, November 1st, 10 AM -1 PM
Week 4: Sat, November 8th, 10 AM -1 PM
Week 5: Sat, November 22nd, 10 AM -1 PM
Swearing in: TBD
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The Vision of the CASA Program is:
To be the safe and nurturing relationship for every child in the court system.
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The Purpose of the CASA Program is:
To instill resilience in children and stop the cycle of abuse and neglect.
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The Mission of the CASA Program is:
To recruit, train, and support volunteer advocates for children who experience abuse and neglect.
“To recruit, train, and support volunteer advocates for youth who experience abuse and neglect with an adaptable focus on connecting youth to resources and developing independent living skills.”
Concentrating on developing a more intensely focused set of volunteers to advocate for youth that are no longer able to achieve reunification and are meeting barriers to achieve permanency (adoption, guardianship, etc.) The role includes all traditional CASA volunteer expectations, with more focus on assisting youth on developing independent living skills.
About US
The Seventh Circuit CASA Program began in 1986, making it the first CASA Program in the state of South Dakota. In 1988 we assigned our first volunteer advocate to an abused and neglected case. In the past 30 years, we have advocated for more than 1,300 abused and neglected children. With more and more children in need of advocacy services every year, we continue to strive to find ways to recruit, train, and supervise additional volunteers to reach our goal of advocating for every child. Currently there are more than 430 children waiting for their Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Volunteer.
How you can help support CASA
All funds raised go to support child advocacy efforts in Pennington, Fall River & Custer County.
Court Appointed Special Advocate = CASA
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The Seventh Circuit CASA Program is proud to be a United Way of the Black Hill Agency serving Rapid City and the Southern Hills.