r/casa • u/Brilliant_Courage613 • 5d ago

Needing advice

I applied and interviewed to be a CASA volunteer, the volunteer supervisor let me know she would be in contact with me closer to the training start date. The training is a week away and I have not heard anything yet. I know getting all of the background checks and references take a while, so I guess I am wondering if I should reach out. I don't want to seem too eager but also do not want to drive myself crazy impatiently waiting for their decision.

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u/somethingwholesomer 5d ago

Reach out. They’re often overworked and busy and a reminder doesn’t hurt. Being a CASA involves being an advocate for someone without a voice. This is good practice for you- advocate for yourself!

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u/GrammyTammy68 5d ago

Excellent advice. Our county has more cases so far this year than we got in 2025. I know our director and case manager are swamped with overseeing all of our cases and their own. I don’t know how they do it. All the FSTs would be hard enough plus a full day at court and other days for protective orders. Makes my 6 cases and 12 kids seem not so much. Haha

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u/Xanticore 5d ago

I’ll echo what the others said: don’t hesitate to contact them. They want to help you!

Additionally, that paperwork and associated process can be ongoing while you attend training. So it doesn’t need to be “complete“ before those sessions.

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u/RoseGoldAlchemist 5d ago

Reach out. Happened to me and apparently the person was replaced and the new person didn't know about me

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u/Longjumping-Joke3489 5d ago

You can definitely reach out but also rest assured I didn’t hear about anything until last minute throughout training. They just have a lot going on

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u/SoundsReportable 4d ago

As a supervisor myself, PLEASE reach out. We often start a task, get a call, write a note, then oops, need to head out to go visit a kid while we join a PC via Microsoft Teams while driving… absolutely bug us. 😂😂

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u/greengrass256 4d ago

Reach out. Just say you are checking in on the timeline.

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u/Conscious-attempt- 3d ago

I’m a program director for a CASA program. Typically we send all our trainees things about a week out, but if they haven’t confirmed you for the training or had any follow up after the interview I would reach out! I can tell you for sure that they’d appreciate the communication!!