Douglas County CASA, Inc.-KS

Douglas County CASA, Inc.-KS Serving Douglas County from Lawrence, Kansas. https://linktr.ee/dccasaks

Court-Appointed Special Advocates are volunteers who give their time to advocate for abused and neglected children who are under the protection of the juvenile court.

May is National Foster Care Month, a reminder that children in foster care need more than temporary solutions. They need...
05/28/2026

May is National Foster Care Month, a reminder that children in foster care need more than temporary solutions. They need stability, consistency, and adults who can help them feel safe and supported. 💙

In our new article, we share why family foster homes matter in Kansas, especially when children spend long periods in care. Plus, learn how stable placements support a child’s development and well-being and how foster families, kinship caregivers, case managers, and CASA volunteers work together to help children move toward permanency. 🔎🤝

Learn more and share this resource with your community: https://loom.ly/rNXwbUQ

Ready to make a difference for children in foster care? Our Spring Volunteer Training kicks off on June 2nd. 🌻If you’ve ...
05/27/2026

Ready to make a difference for children in foster care? Our Spring Volunteer Training kicks off on June 2nd. 🌻

If you’ve been looking for a meaningful way to show up for children in foster care, this is your moment. CASA volunteers are specially trained to provide a voice for children as they navigate the child welfare system, and to ensure the needs and best interests of these young people are met. Our training prepares new volunteers to serve with confidence and consistency, with CASA staff providing guidance and ongoing support throughout each case.

🌟 Learn more and apply here: https://loom.ly/xA-7yN4

For our partners at Foster Village Northeast KS, the belief is simple: Children need more than a system—they need a vill...
05/16/2026

For our partners at Foster Village Northeast KS, the belief is simple: Children need more than a system—they need a village. 🏡

Foster Village supports families in the child welfare system with practical help, community connection, and advocacy. With their support, caregivers don’t have to face the challenges of fostering, adoption, or kinship care alone.

Foster Village centers caregiver voices by building programs around what families say they need most, from respite-focused support to ongoing connection that reduces isolation and burnout. 💙Read more about how Foster Village supports families: https://loom.ly/7N46GLw

At Douglas County CASA, we often meet children and families at some of the most difficult moments of their lives. While ...
05/13/2026

At Douglas County CASA, we often meet children and families at some of the most difficult moments of their lives. While every family’s story is unique, one factor appears again and again in child welfare cases—substance misuse.

Substance misuse shows up again and again in child welfare cases, and prevention is deeply connected to keeping children safe, reducing foster care entries, and helping families heal through early support, treatment access, and community-based partnerships.

➡️ In this new article, we take a closer look at why substance abuse prevention matters for children and families in Kansas. Read more: https://loom.ly/dsW-ytQ

Supporting children in our Kansas communities requires strong coordination among agencies and a shared commitment to hel...
05/12/2026

Supporting children in our Kansas communities requires strong coordination among agencies and a shared commitment to helping them achieve safety, stability, and permanency. 🤝 We are pleased to highlight one of our : DCCCA.

DCCCA strengthens foster care, kinship care, and adoption across Kansas through its Child Placing Agency and child welfare services. DCCCA recruits, trains, and supports families and provides the guidance and wraparound support caregivers need while children work toward reunification or another permanent plan.

DCCCA also supports kinship caregivers and offers programs that address barriers for youth and families, including We Kan Drive, as well as post-adoption and therapeutic supports that help families stay stable over time. 👉 Read more about DCCCA’s impactful work: https://loom.ly/w-H0_l4

📣New event alert! Come run in the first Totally Awesome CASA Costume 5K on Saturday, August 1! 🧚‍♀️🤠🕺🥸 Dress up and race...
05/11/2026

📣New event alert! Come run in the first Totally Awesome CASA Costume 5K on Saturday, August 1! 🧚‍♀️🤠🕺🥸 Dress up and race to support Douglas County CASA and the children we serve. 💙❤️

🏃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Register today for early bird pricing: https://loom.ly/6APNPOA

We are excited to welcome our newest group of volunteer trainees as they begin their journey to becoming Court Appointed...
05/08/2026

We are excited to welcome our newest group of volunteer trainees as they begin their journey to becoming Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs). 👏 This cohort is undergoing training to prepare them to serve children in foster care with compassion, consistency, and care.

Through sessions with CASA staff and volunteer supervisors, these future advocates are developing the knowledge and skills to step into a child’s life at a crucial time. We are grateful for their commitment and look forward to the impact they will make in our community. Welcome (left to right) Mary, Stephanie, Josh, Ashley, Andy and Faith (not pictured)! 💛

Interested in becoming a volunteer? Learn how you can join our next training cohort and make a difference in a child's life: https://loom.ly/PMSdMqA

Our May focus is National Foster Care Month, a time to recognize the essential role family foster homes play in helpin...
05/06/2026

Our May focus is National Foster Care Month, a time to recognize the essential role family foster homes play in helping children be safe, supported, and valued. Nearly 6,000 children across Kansas live in out-of-home placement due to abuse, neglect, or other circumstances prompting state intervention. Family foster homes account for the largest share, at almost 50%. 🏠

At the heart of a child’s ability to thrive is stability. Qualified family foster homes exist to meet children’s major developmental, physical, and emotional needs during some of the most difficult times in their lives, and they often become anchors of steadiness while children work toward reintegration, permanency, and long-term well-being.

Read more about the importance of family foster care in Kansas and how supporting foster homes helps build safer futures for kids in our community: https://loom.ly/rNXwbUQ

💌 Ready to Step Up? Sign up for action alerts to stay informed about what’s happening across Kansas’s child welfare system and get timely opportunities to help: https://loom.ly/2ksV8jg

05/04/2026

ICYMI: Our latest newsletter highlights all of the latest updates from Douglas County CASA in one place! 💌Here’s a look at what’s inside:

👉 A note from Executive Director Erick Vaughn, who reflects on how volunteers provide consistency, advocacy, and care for children navigating the foster care system.

👉Updates from our campaign

👉 An introduction to our newest CASA training cohort (and information about the next training cohort beginning June 2!)

👉And more! Read it here: https://conta.cc/4sCJBBU

Not subscribed? Sign up to receive future newsletters with updates, upcoming events, and ways to get involved: https://loom.ly/Lr1wt7s

Child Abuse Prevention month has passed, but the work itself has no end date. Prevention starts long before a case reach...
05/01/2026

Child Abuse Prevention month has passed, but the work itself has no end date. Prevention starts long before a case reaches the child welfare system. It depends on families accessing support early, communities paying attention, and children having safe adults who will speak up when something is wrong. 💙

Our recent article examines what prevention means in Douglas County and across Kansas, including why child safety depends on coordinated community support, how early services can reduce crises, and how advocacy helps protect children already navigating the system.

➡️ Read it here: https://loom.ly/VJwNMmc

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725 N. 2nd Street, Suite M
Lawrence, KS
66044

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