A MESSAGE FROM JUVENILE HEARING MASTER MARGARET PICKARD

The Importance of Preserving Sibling Relationships

More than 3,000 children live in foster care in Clark County, Nevada each year. Unfortunately, approximately 45% of these children are not able to be placed in home with their siblings, who have often been the only consistent person in their lives. This break in their sibling relationships, which is devastating to most children, is even more difficult during the current quarantine imposed by the COVID 19 state of emergency. While every effort is made to provide weekly regular sibling contact during times of normalcy, sibling visitation under the quarantine is limited to Skype, Facetime, Zoom, or phone calls. It is vital that CASA volunteers reach out to their youth and ensure that sibling visitation, in any form, continues during the quarantine period.

A MESSAGE FROM THE CASA FOUNDATION

During this incredibly challenging time for our foster children, the CASA Foundation continues its mission to cover the unmet needs of children in care. Although tutoring at the Tutoring Club has been temporarily suspended and fun activities are cancelled, those things will resume in the coming months and foster children may need more assistance and support than ever. Let's make sure this summer is as special as possible for foster children who have already missed out on so much. Special needs requests can be made at our website www.casafoundationlv.org

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Are you interested in becoming a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer assigned to advocate for the best interest of a child in foster care? We need your help!

Virtual orientations are coming soon.

Call our office for more information (702-455-4306)
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) volunteers provide advocacy for children who have been abused and neglected so that the children can thrive in safe and permanent homes.

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