Program Chair Janette Boehman (on left in photo) invited Paula Minnicks (on the right) to talk to our club on October 3 about child advocacy. CASA is an acronym that stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate. After thirty hours of training and a special swearing in ceremony, volunteers are assigned foster children to shepherd through the system and to keep a watchful eye on. Paula said we have 44 volunteers in a five county area that includes Warren, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, and Metcalfe. She said that experience has taught us that children who are so represented are less likely to get into trouble and more likely to make decisions that lead to a better adjusted adult life.
