Become a CASA volunteer if you are ready to make a difference in a child's life.

CASA volunteers are everyday citizens appointed by judges to advocate for the safety and well-being of children who have been removed from their homes due to parental abuse or neglect. They stand up for these children, represent their best interests in courtrooms and other settings, and help change their lives. For many abused children, their CASA volunteer will be the one constant adult presence in their lives.

 Those who have experienced the death of a loved one are invited, for support, education, and healing through your journey of adjustment.  Leadership will be given by Ed Taylor, the Bereavement Coordinator with Compassus Hospice.

 RFF collaborates with and has working agreements with over 30 local social service agencies and churches who are working with families in need throughout McLean County. These qualifying families fall into one or more of three categories:

• Persons fleeing domestic violence
• Persons coming out of homelessness
• Persons living with incomes at or below the federal poverty guidelines

Donations (of furniture or money) are needed.  Volunteers are needed in the areas of client intake, warehouse, office work, office cleaning, truck driving, delivery, and truck maintenance. 

The Pro-Reconciliation Anti-Racism Team is pleased to announce that the Region, along with Eureka College, the Presbytery of Chicago of the Presbyterian Church USA, and Quad City Interfaith will be co-hosting Jim Wallis Speaks: America's Original Sin and Braving the Beloved Community. 

Mr Wallis, who is President and Founder of Sojourners, editor-in-chief of  Sojourners magazine, a best selling author with twelve books to his credit, and a public theologian, speaker and international commentator on ethics and public life, will be speaking on his book, America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America. 

Following Mr. Wallis' address, there will be a panel response, time for questions, and a reception where the conversation may continue. Plan to be a part of this important conversation where we confront the sin of racism in our nation, and consider how to build bridges and seek to live reconciled lives as a part of the beloved community.

 

While this event will be free to those attending, you will need a ticket. You can register on the CCIW website. Registration deadline is  April 4, 2017.