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Contact Us:728 Court StreetEvansville, Indiana 47708812-424-5825Fax: 812-424-5895Office Hours: M – F 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Website: www.vandcasa.com
Vanderburgh
SUMMER 2016 July, August,
Staff:
Suzanne DraperExecutive [email protected] LutzProgram [email protected] BlakeDevelopment & Marketing [email protected] BrownOffice [email protected]
Debby GamacheCase [email protected] SchultzCase [email protected]
Sally CarrVolunteer [email protected] MansVolunteer [email protected] BrownVolunteer [email protected] HysellVolunteer [email protected] MinnetteVolunteer [email protected] LewisVolunteer [email protected]
SAVE THE DATE:2016 Walk the Runway – Friday, August 26th
2016 CASA State Conference - Saturday, October 1st
Board of DirectorsAllyson Breeden
PresidentGinger Happe
Vice President Karen Ellison
SecretaryHolly Edmond
Treasurer
MEMBERS:Steve Alsop
Theresa BaggettJim Butler
Kasey ByrleyJudy Collins
Shelby CollinsAmy DrakeDona HallJim Parker
Cheryl RietmanAndy SpurlingGina TopperBert Wheat
LIFETIME MEMBERS:Sheila Corcoran
Sherie HambidgeJan Meeks
Pam SanduskyGerald Summers
2016 Board Meeting ScheduleAll board meetings are scheduled for
the fourth Thursday of the month (unless noted), from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
(11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. when lunch is provided)
July 28th
August 25th
September 22nd
Table of Content
Vanderburgh County CASA In-services, Warrick County CASA July In-service & Gibson County CASA August event ------------------------- 3
Continuing Education Opportunities --------------------------------------- 4
Fundraisers ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
More State Statistics & All-Day In-service Highlights ------------------ 6
Important Reminders ---------------------------------------------------------- 7
Welcome NEW CASA Staff ----------------------------------------------- 8 Thank You to Our Generous Supporters ---------------------------------- 9
CASA Store ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
www.childadvocatesnetwork.org - State CASAwww.nationalcasa.org - National CASA
www.casaforchildren.org - National CASAwww.casaforchildren.org/Connection - National CASA Publication
Indiana Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-800-5556
OFFICE CLOSED
Monday, July 4th – Independence DayMonday, September 5th – Labor Day
MISSION STATEMENTThe mission of Vanderburgh County CASA is to be
a voice in court to ensure a safe home for abused and neglected children.
IN-SERVICES:
JULY IN-SERVICE:DATE: Monday, July 11th
TIME: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.PLACE: CASA Office Training CenterSPEAKER: Samantha Freeman, Vanderburgh County Foster CareRSVP by: Friday, 8th to [email protected]
AUGUST IN-SERVICE: DATE: Monday, August 8th TIME: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.PLACE: CASA Office Training CenterSPEAKER: Amy Abbott, Brentwood Meadows Addiction & Mental Health ServicesRSVP by: Friday, August 5th to [email protected]
SEPTEMBER IN-SERVICE:DATE: Monday, September 12th TIME: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. (Civic Center doors lock at 6 p.m. Please be on time at 5:30 p.m. …if you are late, you will not get in)PLACE: Vanderburgh County Juvenile CourtSPEAKER: YOU be the Judge! Interactive Roll Play w/with Judge NiemeierRSVP by: Friday, September 9th to [email protected]
July Birthdays – Staff & VolunteersAutumne Baker, Christine Lutz, Deborah Gamache,
Vickie Raleigh, David Patterson, Rebecca Brown, Stephanie Gerbig, Jonelle Broshears, Amy Seymour,
Monique Robinson, Suzanne Draper, Judy Collins, Robyn Robeson, Megan Madsen, Wendi Myers,
Susie Craig & Glenda Gilham
CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
PLEASE REMEMBER:1. RSVP for any event you plan to attend. When you send in your RSVP
regarding an in-service, please include the date and location of the event you plan to attend.
2. Volunteers are responsible for making all arrangements and any cost related to attending or participating.
3. Record your time from attending or participating in any Continuing Ed Opportunity in Optima.(see photo)
4. If you receive a certificate for attending or participate in an event, please be sure the CASA office receives a copy for your file.
WARRICK COUNTY CASA JULY IN-SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
DATE: Tuesday, July 19thTIME: 10 a.m. – 12 noon
PLACE: Newburgh Central LibrarySPEAKER: Southwestern Indiana Mental Health
PLEASE RSVP: By Friday, July 15th to Diane Alexander at Warrick County CASA
GIBSON COUNTY CASA AUGUST EVENT
Prevent Child Abuse 101 & 102DATE: Tuesday, August 2, 2016
TIME: Registration 8:00 a.m. Complimentary Breakfast 8:30 a.m.
Training: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noonPLACE: Princeton Theatre & Community Center
301 W. BroadwayPrinceton, IN 47670
Reserve your spot today!812-386-9305 or [email protected]
REMEMBER: EVERY CASA VOLUNTEER NEEDS
12 ADDITIONAL TRAINING HOURS PER YEAR THAT THEY SERVE AS A VOLUNTEER.TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IN-SERVICES
AND CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMUNITY TO FULFILL YOUR COMMITMENT.
UNDERSTANDING THE LGBTQAI – Alphabet Soup: Gender Identity & Sexual Orientationwith Dr. Sarah E. Stevens from the University of Southern IndianaWednesday, July 13, 2016 Presentation 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Southwest Healthcare Welborn Room 412 Mulberry St.
FOSTERING FUTURES: REGIONAL CASA TRAINING Friday, August 5, 2016
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon (Central Time) 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)Chrisney Youth & Community Center, Chrisney, IN 47611 Hosted by Spencer County CASA
Attendees must registration through this website: https://mycourts.wufoo.com/forms/zxhgj4d0oqu1hp/Registration is open to the first 35 registrants or until July 25th whichever comes first. Learn more about advocating for older
youth at risk of aging out of foster care facing alarming statistics regarding the likelihood of jail, homelessness, poverty, etc.
SOUTHWEST INDIANA REGIONAL MEETING With Melissa Butler, PhD, HSPP & Stephanie J. Cunningham, PhD
Friday July 29, 2016 8:45 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. Central Time - 8:15 Registration Subjects: “The Ethics of Multicultural Competence in Psychological Practice: What, Why & How”
“Providing Ethical Psychological Services to LGBTQ Clients: Fundamentals, Critical Issues and the Role of Personal Values”University of Southern Indiana University Center 8600 University Blvd. Evansville, IN
To register or see the event details go to www.indianapsychology.org
DEACONESS CROSS POINTE presents ADULT MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID A1 Day Training in Mental Health First Aid
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Health Sciences Building Room 104A Deaconess Hospital 600 Mary Street (downtown Campus)
Trainers: Janie Chappell & Kent Leslie Certified Adult Mental Health First Aid TrainersA blank application form is available at the CASA office (hard copy or in email form)
For more information or to register contact Janie Chappell at 1-800-947-6789 or 812-471-4521 or email her at [email protected]
Please mail, email or fax your application form to Janie Chappell Deaconess Cross Pointe 7200 E. Indiana Street Evansville, IN 47715 Fax: 812-471-451
There is no cost for this 1 Day training. The cost of the training and materials is covered by the community benefit efforts of Deaconess Cross Ponte and the Deaconess Health Systems.
JULY/AUGUST WEBINAR INFORMATION PROVIDED BY STATE CASA:Session 3: July 27, 2016 at 10am PT | 1pm ET
Collaboration - A look at the Greenbook and the Safe and Together Model, presented by MelissaMangiarancina, JD, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and David Mandel, David Mandel & Associates
Session 4: August 4, 2016 at 11am PT | 2pm ETStrong Collaborative, Strong Families: Co-located Domestic Violence Services Within Child Welfare
Panelists Jo Simonsen, Cara Lanza, and Devin Rojas. Moderated by Lonna Davis.Session 5: August 24, 2016 at 10am PT | 1pm ET
Working with Men Who Batter, presented by Fernando Mederos, Battered Women's Justice Project
UNDERSTANDING THE LGBTQAI – Alphabet Soup: Gender Identity & Sexual Orientationwith Dr. Sarah E. Stevens from the University of Southern IndianaWednesday, July 13, 2016 Presentation 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Southwest Healthcare Welborn Room 412 Mulberry St.
at the CASA office!
2016 Walk the Runway Friday, August 26th
If you would be interested in modeling, or have a previous CASA child who you feel would be, please
contact Suzanne as soon as possible at 812-424-5825 or email her at [email protected]
During Drive for a Cause, each time a BMW is taken out for a test drive, BMW and D Patrick will donate $10 to
Vanderburgh County CASA.
This event will run through August 28, 2016.Test drive the Ultimate Driving Machine and
help raise money for CASA!
Tickets Now Available at the CASA Office!
Volunteers &
their Guests
$25.00 a person
23,524 abused and neglected children with a voice in court.26% increase in the number of children helped.
30% increase in CHINS cases resulting in a 26% increase on state CASA waitlist.3,470 active community volunteers.
338,383 volunteer hours spent advocating for children.
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training All-Day In-service
We had a great volunteer response to the Youth Mental Health First Aid event held on Monday, June 13th at the CASA office with 27 in
attendance. Deaconess Cross Pointe staff did a wonderful job of presenting and educating all those who participated. We
recommend this event if you weren’t able to attend and would have an opportunity in the future.
MORE… 2015 Indiana GAL/CASA Program Stats:
HIGHLIGHTS
CASA INFORMATIONAL MEETING: Monday, August 15th 5-6 p.m. CASA Office Training Center
Contact logs are due into the CASA office at the end of every month. It is critical to our funding that these hours be regularly recorded in Optima, so they can be submitted to State CASA. Please be sure that your hours and logs are current. We want to be sure you, and the agency, get credit for your time investment. If you have questions, contact your Coordinator.
All CASA staff and volunteers are required to give their CASA ID badge number when requesting information, in connection with their case, from Ireland Home Based Services. The number is located on the back of your ID in the upper right hand corner.Ireland is provided a list of active volunteers & ID badge numbers..
Information will be released to CASA as long as a court order has been sent to Ark Crisis Nursery and the volunteer identifies him/herself by their CASA ID Badge Number (located on the back of the ID Badge) when they call or visit. Ark Crisis Nursery is provided a list of active volunteers & ID badge numbers.
“Out of court” means any contact you may have outside of the courtroom. This is most typically a visit or a phone call, if your child is old enough to talk on the phone, but could be a card or email if your child is age appropriate. This is not referring to the amount of time spent in completing a visit …only the actual NUMBER of contacts made outside the courtroom for agiven month for EACH child.
Ireland ID Policy
What are “OUT OF COURT” contacts?
EMERGENCY CONTACT PROCEDURE
Monthly Contact Logs
REMEMBER!CASA VOLUNTEERS SHOULD NOT BE HAVING
EX PARTE COMMUNICATION WITH THE JUDGES OR MAGISTRATES ABOUT SPECIFIC
CASES OR INSTANCES.
REMINDERS
ALWAYS WEAR YOUR CASA ID BADGE TO COURT!
Ark Crisis Nursery ID Policy
REMEMBER TO CATCH UP ON RECORDING ANY AND ALL TRAINING HOURS ALSO.
An Office Emergency Contact Plan is in place to inform you in the event of a cancellation due to inclement weather or emergency. Please keep the CASA office informed if your emergency contact information changes.
Casey Blake Development & Marketing CoordinatorCasey was born and raised in Washington, IN but has resided in Evansville since 2000. She graduated from the University of Southern Indiana with a degree in Marketing and a Master’s degree in Education. Her professional background includes working for a non-profit art organization in Indianapolis, as well as the Indiana Historical Society. She has taught 1st, 2nd, and 5th grade in Evansville, and then worked for an education publishing company for 13 years. After having her 3rd child,she chose to stay home with her children. She and her husband Mike have been married for 10 years and raising their three children, Millie age 8, Mick age 6 and Tommy age 2. She joined the CASA staff on June 8th and is excited to be a part of such an amazing organization. She will be working part time as the Development and Marketing Coordinator.
INTRODUCING: New CASA Staff
Renee Minnette Volunteer Coordinator
Before officially joining the CASA team, Renee was a volunteer for a year. She graduated from University of Southern Indiana in 2010 with majors
in Political Science, Criminal Justice and Pre-Law. Since graduating, she has worked at Warrick and Spencer County Prosecutor’s Offices and
Springleaf Financial Services, Inc. She resides in Evansville with her husband, Alex, and two fur babies, Piete and Bennett. With
immediate family living all over the country, she and Alex enjoy spending their free time traveling to Minnesota, Florida, Colorado and Oregon to
visit. Renee joined the CASA staff on June 20th. She will be working full time as a Volunteer Coordinator.
On behalf of all the CASA Staff, Board Members & Volunteers…
Welcome to CASA!
Help us give back and say “Thank You” to those who support CASA!!
Here are some of the wonderful people & businesses who are supporting CASA with generous monetary donations, donations of food and drinks for new volunteer trainings
and donations for the CASA Store.
Sonya Burkhard Training Meals
Phil Dzienciol Training Meals
Canned Drinks
&Bottled Water
for Training
Mary Minnear - 2 cases of copy paper
Liz Whitledge – desk top printer
Marcia Miller – July Day 1 New Volunteer Training lunch
More Generous Supporters:
CASA Volunteer Training – Volunteer swearing in with Judge Niemeier
This is the procedure we will use in case of an event cancllation or an emergency where we need to contact you immediately.
CASA STORE!
JUST A REMINDER!!The CASA Store is open, in the basement area, M – F during office hours (8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.) for
your convenience.Signage is up in the main office and the back training center area to direct you.
DONATIONS APPRECIATED:If you, or someone you know, would like to donate new items for the CASA Store
…here are some items we love to have on hand.
Please, only NEW items and NO clothing or large items.All ages:
Books, activity or coloring books, puzzles, board games, card games, art & craft kits and supplies, boy/girls specific toys, school supplies, educational toys, blocks, Legos, etc.
Teens & Older Youth: iTunes gift cards, general gift cards, jewelry, nail polish, ball caps, cologne, perfume, etc.
This is not a complete list, just a few suggests.