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It's Summer Time!!!
SAVE The DATE!!! Annual CASA Picnic Saturday, August 10th
Upcoming Community Events
Coding Lab for Kids:
Sphero Robot Obstacle Challenge
Friday, May 31st
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Apple Store
240 Del Monte Center, Monterey
Help a Sphero robot navigate obstacles using code in the Sphero Edu app on iPad. Kids will explore block-based coding by programming simple movements, changing colors, and more.
* Limited Tickets Coming Soon *
Take Me Out to the Ball Game!
Tuesday, June 25th
SF Giants vs. CO Rockies Game
Please join John Burton Advocates for Youth and the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday, June 25 to celebrate the Fifth Annual Adoptee Night, organized by the Mixed Roots Foundation. The SF Giants will play the Colorado Rockies at 6:45 p.m with a pre-game VIP reception starting at 5:00 p.m.
Summer Movie Clubhouse:
Ten Weeks of Fun Films for Kids!
This summer, pay only $1 per person, per movie, at the theatre box office to escape the heat and view select family fun films! Feature films will include, but aren't limited to: Dispicable Me 3, The Grinch,
Sherlock Gnomes and the Lego Movie!
Participating theaters include the Northridge Mall,
Marina and Monterey Century Theaters!
Monterey County Office of Education Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program is requesting just a few minutes of your time. They would like to assess their program, and feedback from you as a CASA is vital!
Please follow the link below for a brief survey. They want to ensure our foster students are receiving the supports they need to be successful in school. This survey will help both locally and at the state level in determining program needs.
MCOE thanks you very much for your time, and for being an important partner in our universal goal to improve the lives of students in foster care.
The Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program (FYSCP)
appreciates your input and all you do as a CASA!
Just some clarification on terminology used in the survey:
A Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) is a district’s planning document which shows goals and expected outcomes, as well as services provided in attempt to attain those goals. Districts who have foster students should list goals for them as well as special education students, English Learners and low income students.
Our county = Monterey County, MCOE and/or partner agencies
An LEA is a Local Education Agency (essentially, this means school districts and county programs)
Completion of the survey by June 15th is appreciated.
California Foster Youth Sexual Health Education Act - SB 89
Youth Fact Sheets & Accompanying
Case Manager Guide
With the passage of the California Foster Youth Sexual Health Education Act (SB 89), all California foster youth age 10 and older are required to be informed of their reproductive and sexual health rights annually in an age and developmentally appropriate manner.
As part of the Los Angeles Reproductive Health Equity Project for Foster Youth (LA RHEP), John Burton Advocates for Youth has developed a series of youth fact sheets to communicate this important information. Accompanying the youth fact sheets is a guide that includes age-appropriate conversation starters to help them navigate these sensitive conversations. Fact sheets are available for three age groups: tweens/early adolescents, middle adolescents, and transition-aged youth/young adults.
Below is a link to the guide and individual fact sheets.
For: Tweens/Early Adolescents, Middle Adolescents and Transition Aged Youth/Young Adults.
Gender Spectrum offers resources to empower your relationships, work, and interactions with youth and children. From how-to guides, to respected research, to sample training materials, we provide you with the tools necessary to create gender inclusive environments in your homes, offices, and communities.
Parenting and Family ~ Teens ~ Education ~ Medical ~ Mental Health ~ Legal ~ Social Services ~ Faith
California Child Welfare Co- Investment Partnership
'Child Welfare Policy and Progress'
This article provides an update on CCR in addition to a list of legislation that affects families/children in care. Even if you don't have the time to read it all in one sitting, it would be a good idea to keep it on hand for reference.
Led by Rick Allen, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and Drummer with Def Leppard; and Lauren Monroe, vocalist, songwriter, musician, and author, the Community Drum Circle brings people of all backgrounds and walks of life together. When we come into a drum circle, we enter a sacred place as community without judgment and mistrust, but with respect and compassion to heal one another and bring into focus the possibilities of who we truly are.
Petroglyph is generously offering a 50% off discount for you all and your kiddos to use at your leisure! All that they ask is that you wear your CASA pin if possible as an identifier, and then mention that you are a CASA volunteer.
They are located at 125 Walnut Ave.
Click here to view Petroglyph's website and learn more!
Office Announcements
We Need Your Help!
We have been informed that the bulk of the Aquarium passes dispersed to our volunteers, have not yet been used. We are unable to request additional tickets until 80% of what CASA was provided with has been used.
If you have been given aquarium passes and are not planning to use them in the near future, we ask that you please return them to our office so we can provide them to volunteers who are requesting tickets. You can always request them again!
Thank you for your help, please let us know if you have any questions.
Help spread the CASA!
Do you have friends or family who you think
would make a great CASA?
If so, please share our upcoming info session dates,
listed below with them.
Or they can contact Kathryn
at 831-455-6800 ext 31, or recruitment@casaofmonterey.org to schedule a session that will fit their needs.
LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEER TESTIMONIES
How are you enjoying your experience as a CASA?
Our Marketing & Volunteer Recruitment Manager, Kathryn Pernet, is working on our new website and would love to include as many advocate testimonials as she can get either in writing or video format.
If you would like to participate by written word, please select the button below to email Kathryn comments from your heart regarding your experience- something that curious folks would find encouraging.
If you’d be agreeable to do a short, very casual video of your comments, please give her a call at
(831) 455-6800 ext 31, or reach out via email.
Deadline: No deadline, feel free to send any time!
