All across Santa Cruz County, there are children and youth who need your help.
Attending an info session can be the first step. Our hour-long, no commitment information sessions are your chance to learn more and find out if this is the right volunteer opportunity for you.
PLEASE NOTE: You must be at least 21 years old to become a CASA Advocate.
**Information meetings, pre-training interviews, and Advocate trainings are being done hybrid, some online and some in-person**
The next 35 hour CASA Fall Training will start on Saturday, October 11th, 2025 thru November 6th, 2025
Training will start on Saturday, October 11th covering session 1 and 2 on that day from 9am-4pm at the Capitola City Hall
Tuesday (in-person) 10/14, 10/21, 10/28 and 11/4 from 5:30pm- 8:30pm at the County Office of Education in Santa Cruz
Thursdays (Zoom) 10/16, 10/23, 10/30 from 5:30pm- 8:30pm
Thursday, November 6th, will be in person at the CASA House, 813 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville, CA 95076 from 5:30pm-8:30pm
Court observation and Graduation: Tuesday, November 18th from 8am-12pm at the Watsonville Courthouse, 1 Second St, Watsonville, CA 95076
*If the in-person training dates doesn't work on your schedule we do have the option to do the training online through CASA University. Please attend an information session and learn more about how you can join our online training.
Class size is limited to 30 people, so sign up today!
The deadline to apply is October 7th, 2025
Please contact Clarita Cortes if you have any additional questions at (831) 761-2956 Ext. 102 or email clarita@casaofsantacruz.org
