Many volunteers choose to become CASAs because they are looking for a meaningful, challenging role, one where they can be the difference in a child’s life.
When people first become CASAs, their initial motivation is usually that they want to do something for others, yet CASAs repeatedly report that they get much more from being a CASA than they ever give. They tell us the CASA role is a life-changing one, that it makes them rethink how they see the world and challenges their preconceptions about people.
CASAs have stated time and time again that no other volunteer position has had such a profound impact on their lives. It’s guaranteed that once you become a CASA, you will never be the same again.
“I became a CASA volunteer because, after hearing so much about the work of CASAs, I knew this was the sort of hands-on volunteer work I wanted to do. In all my years of volunteerism, I have never felt the dramatic impact and importance of the work as much as I do as a CASA. What could be more important than advocating for a child that everyone has abandoned? You just know you are making a difference.”
—Mary Carol Melton, CASA since 2005
