2605 Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45219
CASA University
orie Russert
Senior Foundation Manager
Direct: 513.487.4951 | Main: 513.281.2000
vrussert@prokids.org | Fax: 513.487.6444
| Cincinnati, OH 45219
Summary
ProKids exists because of the approximately 4,000 severely abused and neglected children in Hamilton County’s child protection system. Our vision is a safe, permanent, and nurturing home for every child.
ProKids recruits, trains, and supports community members to become Court Appointed Special Advocates, known as CASA Volunteers. These dedicated CASA Volunteers speak up for abused and neglected children ensuring they have the support and services they need to heal from their traumas and ultimately guide them into safe environments where they can thrive- fundamentally impacting the future for each child and for our entire community.
CASA University is ProKids CASA Volunteer recruitment and training program. With the support of the Dater Foundation, ProKids recruited and trained 71 new CASA volunteers during the grant period. Overall, in 2019, ProKids Advocacy Teams, including 310 CASA volunteers, passionately and persuasively advocated on behalf of a record breaking 1,010 children. 99% of children were safe from abuse and neglect and 69% were guided into safe, permanent, and nurturing homes.
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