The Elkhorn Valley CASA program is calling all artists! Anyone interested may participate in a statewide chalk art contest benefiting Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteer work.
From September 15 to 24, chalk artists are encouraged to create their own sidewalk chalk art. This art’s theme is “The Power of One”. We are searching for new volunteers who will be that powerful one person, changing a child’s story.
There is no entry fee, and all contest information can be found at https://www.nebraskacasa.org/see_what_we_do/chalk-art-competition.html. There are prizes for the top three best art submissions, best children’s art, family art, and the people’s choice award!
Elkhorn Valley CASA is an organization that recruits, screens, trains, and supports volunteers who represent the best interests of foster care children.
Monica Huber, Executive Director, stated that, “Over the last year, our program has advocated for 14 children in the court. These children enter the court system through no fault of their own, and are placed in foster care.”
The CASA programs across Nebraska need at least 800 more volunteers to provide an advocate for every child in the system.
A child in foster care with a CASA volunteer is more likely to do better in school, receive more appropriate services, and have better outcomes. Most importantly, no matter how many different professionals are on their case and foster placements they are at during their time in foster care, their CASA volunteer is the one person who is a constant in their lives.
