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CASA of Cherokee County Receives Innovative Program Award of Excellence

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Cherokee County, a program of The Childrens Haven, recently received the 2019 Innovative Program Award of Excellence from Georgia CASA for innovative practices in volunteer recruitment, retention, and appreciation.

We are proud to recognize The Childrens Haven, home of CASA of Cherokee County, as the recipient of the 2019 Innovative Program Award of Excellence for their deliberate and creative volunteer recruitment and engagement efforts that have resulted in dramatic increases in the number of volunteers serving children, said Jennifer King, executive director at Georgia CASA.

With the help of a Georgia CASA grant, CASA of Cherokee County launched intensive volunteer recruitment and engagement efforts. The program leveraged volunteer and board member connections to diversify awareness and recruitment efforts. Target groups were identified while board members, volunteers, and staff developed attainable recruitment activities and goals. The campaign was a success with a 30% increase in volunteers, resulting in 131 active CASA volunteers.

After building up the volunteer base, CASA of Cherokee County turned its focus to volunteer engagement and commitment. The organization incorporated various immersion activities, including tours of local group homes and service providers in addition to intimate conversations between CASA volunteers and community leaders. CASA of Cherokee County also hosted relevant in-service trainings to ensure volunteers are equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to best serve children in foster care, and CASA 2 CASA Connections engaged volunteers in roundtable discussions on a regular basis. CASA volunteers were invited to become further involved in the organization by participating with program and event committees.

Our organization could not complete the work of serving children in Cherokee County without our caring and dedicated volunteers and The Childrens Haven staff, said Lewis Cline, board chair of The Childrens Haven. This recognition by Georgia CASA is a testament to our staff, as they strive to recruit the best volunteers and engage with them regularly to further the goals of long-term retention and serving more children.

CASA is a nationwide and statewide organization of community volunteers who provide compassionate, one-on-one attention to children experiencing foster care. For more information about CASA of Cherokee County, visit CASACherokee.org or call 770-345-3274. For more information about The Childrens Haven, visit CherokeeChildrensHaven.org.

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