Monday Morning Memo: Below are issues of the UCS CASA Assistance Program newsletter to local CASA program staff and volunteers.
CASA Program Manual: Below are completed chapters of the New York State Program Manual for CASA Programs, titled "How CASA Works in New York State: Solving the Program Proficiency Puzzle". The manual is a collaborative project of the UCS CASA Assistance Program and CASA: Advocates for Children of New York State and is designed as a composite resource for local CASA program directors.
Best Practice Forms: Below are model forms for use by local CASA programs, determined to be best practice by CASA: Advocates for Children of New York State and the UCS CASA Assistance Program.
CASA Program Manual
- How CASA Works in New York State: Solving the Program Proficiency Puzzle
- Chapter 1: The CASA Program in NYS
- Chapter 2: Guiding Documents
- Chapter 3: Program Management
- Chapter 6: Grant Management and Fiscal Responsibility
- Chapter 8: Technology and Performance Management
- Chapter 9: Program Development
- Best Practice Forms
- (A) Authorization to Release Information
- (B)(C)(D) NYS UCS HIPAA Release Form
- (E_1) Notice of Assignment
- (E_2) CASA Fact Sheet
- (F) CASA Volunteer Evaluation (completed by volunteer)
- (G) CASA Volunteer Evaluation (completed by supervisor)
- (H) CASA Volunteer Recommitment Form
- (I) Volunteer Application
- (J) Volunteer Interview Questions
- (K) Reference Questionnaire
- (L) State Central Register Form
- (M) Volunteer Job Description
- (N) Volunteer Policy and Procedure Manual
- (O) CASA Volunteer Oath of Confidentiality
- (P) Certificate of Completion
- (Q) Volunteer Release
- Chapter 11: Overview of the court system, child welfare, and permanency timelines in New York State
Archived publications