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CASA of the Appalachian Mountains asks Pike County to help recruit volunteers, provide local space
Summary
CASA of the Appalachian Mountains presented to the Pike County Fiscal Court asking for help recruiting volunteers, local office space and donations to expand advocacy for children in abuse and neglect cases; the nonprofit said Pike County currently has two volunteers and two board members.
Kristen Dinsmore Smith, executive director of CASA of the Appalachian Mountains, told the Pike County Fiscal Court the program needs more volunteers and local support to serve children in abuse and neglect cases.
"We are a local nonprofit in Pike County," Dinsmore Smith said. "CASA is a organization of court appointed special advocates... we help train and supervise everyday citizens to help advocate for children in the court system that have experienced some form of abuse or neglect." She said CASA of the Appalachian Mountains serves seven counties, including Pike, and that local volunteers are appointed to cases by a judge.
Dinsmore Smith described volunteer qualifications and duties: volunteers must be at least 21 years old,…
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