Prospective volunteers must attend one information meeting and complete a pre-training interview before participating in training. You can sign up for an information meeting HERE.
At this time, trainings are hybrid, some sessions are through Zoom and some sessions in-person. Court observation and graduation are in person.
CASA 2026 Trainings (10 sessions of 3 hours)
Summer Training: Saturday, July 18th - August 18th
Below are the training days. All training except the first Saturday will be in the evening from 5:30pm-8:30pm.
Session 1 & 2: Saturday, July 18th 9am-4pm at CASA House, 813 Freedom Blvd., Watsonville, CA
Session 3: Tuesday, July 21st, via Zoom
Session 4: Thursday, July 23rd in person COE (399 Encinal St, Santa Cruz, CA)
Session 5: Tuesday, July 28th, via Zoom
Session 6: Thursday, July 30th in person COE (399 Encinal St, Santa Cruz, CA)
Session 7: Tuesday, August 4th, via Zoom
Session 8: Thursday, August 6th, in person at the COE (399 Encinal St, Santa Cruz, CA)
Session 9: Tuesday, August 11th, via Zoom
Session 10: Thursday, August 13th in person at the CASA House, 813 Freedom Blvd., Watsonville CA 95076
Court Observation and Graduation: August 18th, 8am-4pm at the Watsonville Courthouse, 1 Second St, Watsonville, CA 95076
Fall Training: Saturday, October 10th- November10th
Below are the training days. All training except the first Saturday will be in the evening from 5:30pm-8:30pm.
Session 1 & 2: Saturday, October 10th 9am-4pm at CASA House, 813 Freedom Blvd., Watsonville, CA
Session 3: Tuesday, October 13th, via Zoom
Session 4: Thursday, October 15th in person COE (399 Encinal St, Santa Cruz, CA)
Session 5: Tuesday, October 20th, via Zoom
Session 6: Thursday, October 22nd in person COE (399 Encinal St, Santa Cruz, CA)
Session 7: Tuesday, October 27th, via Zoom
Session 8: Thursday, October 29th, in person at the COE (399 Encinal St, Santa Cruz, CA)
Session 9: Tuesday, November 3rd, via Zoom
Session 10: Thursday, November 5th in person at the CASA House, 813 Freedom Blvd., Watsonville CA 95076
Court Observation and Graduation: November 10th, 8am-4pm at the Watsonville Courthouse, 1 Second St, Watsonville, CA 95076
