CASA of Kern County says they need volunteers now more than ever.
With COVID-19 keeping everyone at home, it's harder to keep an eye children who be abused or neglected.
NEGLECTED CHILDREN ARE IN NEEDOF THEIR RESOURCES MORE THANEVER RIGHT NOW.23ABC'S KALLYN HOBMANN JOINS USLIVE FROM CASA WITH MOREON WHY THAT IS.
KALLYN?GOOD MORNING.
WITH COVID-19KEEPING EVERYONE ATHOME.
CASA SAYS IT'S HARDER TOKEEP AN EYE ON CHILDREN WHO COMEFROM UNHEALTHY HOMEENVIRONMENTS.... THAT'S WHEREVOLUNTEERS ARE GOING TO COME IN.DESPITE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.STAYING AT HOMEISN'T NECESSARILY THE SAFESTOPTION FOR ABUSED ORNEGLECTED CHILDRENCASA COMMUNITY OUTREACHCOORDINATOR GLADIZ GONZALEZSAYS WITHOUT KIDS LEAVING HOMETO ATTEND SCHOOL OROTHER ACTIVITIES.
IT'S MUCHHARDER TO LEARN ABOUT..AND REPORT CHILD ABUSE."WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT ONCERESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED AND KIDSARE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL AND OURMANDATED REPORTERS ACTUALLY HAVEEYES ON THESE KIDS, WE'REEXPECTING UNFORTUNATELY ANINCREASE IN CASES."CASA IS A NONPROFIT THAT HELPSTHOSE CHILDREN AS THEYENTER THE JUVENILE DEPENDENCYCOURT SYSTEM.GONZALEZ SAYS MORE CASAVOLUNTEERS MEANS LESSCHILDREN WAITING TO BE PAIREDWITH A MENTOR WHO CANGIVE THEM GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT."THEY'RE GONNA MAKE SUCH APOSITIVEIMPACT IN THESE YOUNG LIVES.YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE ONECONSISTENT ADULTTHAT DOES NOT LEAVE THEMTHROUGHOUT THE PROCESS."THIS WEDNESDAY.
CASA IS HOSTINGA VIRTUALVOLUNTEER ORIENTATION.VOLUNTEERS DO NEED TO BE ATLEAST 21 YEARS OLD AND MUSTPASS A BACKGROUND CHECK.OTHERWISE.
ALLARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE."WE JUST WANT THEM TO HAVE THEHEARTAND THE WILL TO HELP THESECHILDREN AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE."GONZALEZ SAYS THERE IS ASIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BOYSIN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM.
SOMALE VOLUNTEERS AREESPECIALLY APPRECIATED."THEY REALLY NEED THAT ROLEMODEL INTHEIR LIVES AND KIND OF GUIDETHEM AND BE THAT MAN IN THEIRLIVES THAT, YOUKNOW, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T HAVEANYMORE."ROLE MODELS THAT CAN HELPNEGLECTED CHILDREN FINDSUCCESSFUL.
AND HAPPY FUTURESIF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT ONWEDNESDAY AT 5:30 P-M.
THEY WILLHAVESEVERAL MORE THROUGHOUT THEMONTH SO KEEP AN EYE OUT.
TOATTEND THE VIRTUALORIENTATION.... WE'LL HAVEGONZALEZ'S CONTACT INFORMATIONON OUR WEBSITETURN TO 23 DOT COM.
FOR NOW HEREAT CASA...KALLYNHOBMANN...23ABC..
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