A local non-profit organization helping kids in difficult situations is looking for more volunteers. Court Appointed Special Advocate, or CASA of Brown County connects kids facing child welfare cases to adult advocates. Sept. 28, 2026. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A local non-profit organization helping kids in difficult situations is looking for more volunteers.
Court Appointed Special Advocate, or CASA of Brown County connects kids facing child welfare cases to adult advocates.
CASA helps recruit and train community volunteers.
Those volunteers are then appointed by a judge to advocate for kids facing tough situations at home.
“These children have experienced abuse or neglect. They’re removed from their home and are now in court protection. So our volunteers go and meet with these children one hour a week and then they write an objective court report,” CASA of Brown County Director of Communications and Philanthropy Kayla Lindal said.
Lindal said last year the group served a record 326 kids.
That number grows each year.
This year, CASA has already served more than 340 kids, with 30 still on the waiting list.
More than 80% of kids newly appointed to CASA of Brown County came from families dealing with alcohol or drug problems. The organization said because of this, getting more adult volunteers is vital.
“That is one of the largest buckets of where we see children being removed from their home in Brown County and that brings a whole slew of issues as well. They may have witnessed things that they shouldn’t have witnessed,” Lindal said.
It’s then the job of CASA volunteers to show up for these kids and provide mentorship.
Volunteers will play with the kids, talk with them, advocate, but most importantly — consistently shows up in their lives for support.
“As I’ve watched children be together and separated or separated even again, what is really rewarding about the experience… is when you do spend that time with them and it’s those recognizable giggles that developing dialogue that is returning once they get that familiar face in their presence again,” CASA of Brown County Volunteer Amanda Van Grinsven said.
Van Grinsven has been a CASA volunteer for a year and a half.
She said building that connection is key as the court decides where the child should live and what support they may need.
“Watching that feeling, observing that feeling and being a part of that is better than any monetary donation can make,” Van Grinsven said.
Volunteers work with kids of all ages.
CASA of Brown County hopes to have 30 more volunteers by the end of the year.
CASA of Brown County hopes to get new volunteers as soon as possible.
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