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Volume 1 - Issue 2
November 2018
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Advocacy by the Numbers
as of November 2018
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Number of children who had a CASA – 523
Number of children waiting for a CASA – 43
Total children assigned to the CASA program this year – 686
Number of advocates – 124
Number of Child Visit Monitors – 21
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Giving Tuesday
This year, Giving Tuesday will be on November 27th! After all of your holiday shopping, please consider supporting CASA's mission to ensure every child in our community has a safe, permanent home. Be on the lookout for #GivingTuesday posts on our social media and emails in your inbox to learn more about how you can help children in Monroe County.
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The Colonel
The Colonel will be having a CASA Benefit concert on Thursday, November 29th from 6-9pm at Players Pub! Cover charge is $5, and cover charges, band tips, and a portion of the bar profits will be donated to Monroe County CASA.
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Positive Pints at Switchyard
On December 2nd, Switchyard Brewing will be hosting CASA in the Tap Room for
Positive Pints! For every pint you buy between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., $1 will be donated to CASA!
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Fall Recap
Check out what's been happening at CASA!
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New Advocates Sworn In
We welcomed a new class of CASAs to our program back in September! They have since all been assigned to cases and are working actively with their case coordinators to be the voice for children in our community.
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CASAblanca Gala
We raised over $68,000 this year at our annual CASAblanca gala! Thank you to everyone who was a part of the event. To our donors, attendees, volunteers, board members and staff, we couldn't have done it without you!
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Concert for CASA
Thank you to everyone who came out to our Concert for CASA event back in August! The event featured Blue Earth, presented by Stage Up Productions, as well as local food trucks! Big thank you to Blue Earth for such a great live performance and to Harley Davidson of Bloomington for hosting!
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Jordy's Fall Update
Since he came to CASA, Jordy has had over 500 interactions with youth. In addition to the children with whom he regularly attends Court proceedings due to abuse or neglect, he visits the Monroe County Youth Shelter, Prosecutor's Office and Susie's Place. Recent additions for Jordy assisting have included assisting a survivor of domestic violence who felt she would be unable to face her perpetrator during a protective order hearing, and spending extra time with forensic interviewers at Susie's Place to minimize their vicarious trauma after talking with child victims.
In October, CASA staff member, Anne Veldman, agreed to be Jordy’s handler when his primary handler was unavailable. They went through a training process and recently had their first trial together. During the trial, Jordy assisted a teen youth he had been working with to prepare to testify. Anne and Jordy are a great team. Jordy loves working with her!
Jordy's primary handler, Tia Arthur, attended the International Courthouse Dogs Conference in Bellevue, Washington, her third time since the inception of the Courthouse Facility Dog Program of Monroe County CASA.The Courthouse Dogs Foundation has established the best practices for all Courthouse Facility Dog Programs and supports Jordy and the work he does for our community. Tia also completed a two-day seminar to obtain skills for teaming in crisis response for the community, including mass violence and other community-impacted incidents, a skill hopefully never needed but a valuable community resource.
Since Olivia's Bake Sale Project in June, which raised $350, CASA has purchased mini-Jordy dolls for children who have worked intensively with Jordy. With Olivia's blessing, CASA developed a 'Get One, Give One' campaign, which allows you to purchase two Jordy dolls for $20. You get to keep one doll and the other doll is donated to a child on your behalf. The campaign kicked off at this year's CASAblanca fundraiser in October and raised $800 to purchase more dolls for children. Stay tuned to Facebook and your email on how you can get your own Jordy doll very soon!
As a result of including animals in our work through the Courthouse Facility Dog Program, Tia Arthur and Dave Wright, CASA Strategic Advisor, have founded the Monroe County LINK Alliance. This group seeks to create awareness about the link between animal abuse, child abuse, domestic violence, and elder abuse. Through educating our community about the LINK and how animals in family homes are treated, we can reduce the occurrence of child abuse and domestic violence as well! Please click
here if you would like to learn more about Monroe County LINK Alliance.
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Upcoming 2019 Training
Know someone that would make a great CASA, or maybe you've been thinking about it yourself? Apply now for one of our upcoming training sessions! Click
here to apply.
February 15-17 & March 1-3
Friday evenings and all day on Saturdays
and Sundays (exact times tbd)
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Jackie Hays
Jackie Hays has lived in Bloomington since the fall of 2005 and was the Director of Marketing for Comprehensive Financial Consultants. Since moving to Bloomington, Jackie has been involved with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Bloomington and has served on various boards in the community. She is married and has 2 wonderful children. Jackie joined the CASA board in hopes of making a difference in the lives of children; all children are entitled to and need a safe and loving home!
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Susan Wannamaker
Susan Wannamaker is the Program Manager for the Child Visit Monitor pilot project. She graduated from DePauw University and worked in Sales and Marketing for 29 years before joining the Monroe County CASA team. She volunteered as a CASA for three years before joining the staff. Outside of work, Susan enjoys downhill skiing, kayaking, cycling, running, hiking, camping and all things outdoors.
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Thank you to our Corporate Partners!
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American Rental
Ed & Jan Ryan
Lynn G. Reusser - Modern Hardware
Commercial Service of Bloomington, Inc.
Meineke Car Care Center
IU Credit Union
Comprehensive Financial Consultants
Jeremy Zeichner - Charles Schwab Bloomington
Indiana Limestone Fabricators, Inc.
Bunger & Robertson
Dr. Alejandra Haddad
Steve's Roofing & Sheet Metal
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Monroe County CASA | 812-333-2272 | info@monroecountycasa.org | www.monroecountycasa.org
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