Child Advocates of Fort Bend Flex Training Applications Now Being Accepted

Posted on Jan 31, 2014 in NEWSWORTHY
Gearing up for training are Child Advocates of Fort Bend CASA staff members Carol Thesing, Heather Rashid and Casey Davis.

Gearing up for training are Child Advocates of Fort Bend CASA staff members Carol Thesing, Heather Rashid and Casey Davis.

Child Advocates of Fort Bend will offer a Flex Training Class this spring, allowing volunteers to log in from their home computers to complete 15 hours of their required 30-hour training. With the agency’s new Flex Learning curriculum, volunteers will be able to complete part of their training online and the remainder by classroom on Monday evenings. The new curriculum will be available March 31st through May 12th. Child Advocates of Fort Bend is currently accepting volunteer applications through March 21st.

Child Advocates of Fort Bend is a non-profit agency dedicated to providing a voice for abused and neglected children in Fort Bend County. With an army of volunteers, Child Advocates of Fort Bend currently serves more than 400 children each month through its Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program and Children’s Advocacy Center.

Volunteers must be over 21 years of age, complete an application and interview and submit to  background screening. For more information or an application to participate in Flex Training, contact Volunteer Services at 281-344-5146 or bknudson@cafb.org.