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 Winter Training will start on Saturday, January 31st, 2026 thru March 3rd, 2026
Saturday, January 31st, 9am-4pm at the CASA House, 813 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville CA
Tuesdays (Zoom): 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 from 5:30pm-8:30pm
Thursdays (In-person): 2/5, 2,12,2/19 at the Santa County office of Education
Thursday, February 26 will be in person at the CASA House from 5:30pm-8:30pm
Court Observation and Graduation: March 3rd 8am-12pm at the Watsonville Courthouse, 1 Second St, Watsonville, CA 95076
*If the in-person training dates don'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 or in-person training.
Class size is limited to 30 people, so sign up today!
The deadline to apply is January 27th, 2026
Please contact Clarita Cortes if you have any additional questions at (831) 761-2956 Ext. 102 or email clarita@casaofsantacruz.org
