Be a Champion For Children, Stand with CASA
Thank you for your interest in becoming a CASA volunteer with Boston CASA. Volunteers are essential to our program and we welcome your gifts of time & talent! CASA Volunteers come from all walks of life. They have a variety of professional, educational and cultural backgrounds. They are selected on the quality of their objectivity, competence, and commitment.
We require all potential volunteers to go through an application process, to be at least 21 years of age, and able to commit to 18 months with the Program.
Looking for more info about what a CASA does? Check out our FAQs page.
Application Process
- Conduct a Self-Assessment: please take a moment to answer for yourself the questions on the assessment tool. This tool is meant to help you determine if the program will be a good fit for you.
- Attend an Information Session: If you answer yes to the questions on the self-assessment, the next step is to attend an information session to hear a presentation from our staff.
This is required before moving forward in the application process.
Information sessions will be held virtually on Zoom from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. (except for March 27th) on the following dates:
Tuesday January 7th, 2025
Monday February 3rd, 2025
Thursday March 27th, 2025 (12 p.m.-1 p.m.)
Wednesday April 16th, 2025
Tuesday May 6th, 2025
Monday June 2nd, 2025
Thursday July 24th, 2025
Wednesday August 13th, 2025
Tuesday September 9th, 2025
Thursday October 23rd, 2025
Monday November 17th, 2025
Tuesday December 9th, 2025
- Submit a Volunteer Application: After you attend the required information session, you may:
- Join us for a Volunteer Interview: Once we receive your application & references, we will contact you to attend a 60 minute interview. The goal of the interview is for us (you & our staff) to determine if becoming a CASA is the best fit for you. It is also an opportunity for you to ask any additional questions.
- Training: If we both decide it’s a good fit, you will be invited to be part of one of our next training classes.
Our next training class will be held on the following dates:
Spring 2025 Training Dates
March 1st 9:00-4:00pm In Person
March 4th 6:00-8:30pm Zoom
March 6th 6:00-8:30pm Zoom
March 8th 9:00-4:00 pm In person
March 11th 6:00-8:30pm Zoom
March 13th 6:00-8:30pm Zoom
March 15th 9:00-4:00 pm In person
In person training typically takes place in Roxbury, but the location is subject to change.
All training dates are mandatory. Boston CASA hosts training cohorts twice a year, typically in the fall and spring.
Other Questions
For further information or if you have any other questions, please send an email to Charly Snellings, Director of Community Engagement and Volunteer Services.
Consider Giving
The cost of each 35-hour training class is $7500, or about $300 for each new CASA. We rely on donations to keep our programs going.
