Mission Statement
The mission of Athens-Oconee CASA is to assist the Court by providing trained, screened and supervised volunteers from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds to advocate for the best interests of abused and/or neglected children in appropriate court proceedings in the Western Judicial Circuit of Georgia, in the social service system and with community service providers, thus assuring those children’s rights to an appropriate placement, transition to a permanent home and thus improving the systems treatment of this vulnerable population.  

​​In the state of Georgia there are over 9,000 children in foster care. In our community, there are over 300 children in care. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) is a local non-profit, volunteer organization that provides advocacy for these children. Currently our program serves less than 70% of the children in foster care in Clarke and Oconee Counties. Our goal is to serve 100% of the children and to serve them as soon as they come into foster care  You can help the children of our community.  
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Volunteer Training
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​Orientation for those accepted into our next training will be September 6th. The first day of Fall training will be September 14th, 2023.

​We are currently accepting applications and conducting interviews for this class.
Application deadline to join our Fall training is August 28th, 2023.

 If you have any questions about our Fall 2023 training class, Contact us for more information!
Volunteers are trained locally to provide advocacy locally. Training is held both on-line and in person. Volunteers have the opportunity to learn about the juvenile court, DFCS, and most importantly the needs of the children in  foster care. ​
Informational Sessions​
Our next informational sessions are scheduled for July 19th. We will host it at 12:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. at our office 693 North Pope St. Athens, GA 30601. 
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You can view a recording of our Spring 2022 informational session here.

    If you would like to RSVP for the next info session, please sign up below. We will send out a reminder and updates if needed. Please note, RSVP is not mandatory to attend informational session.