In their first full year serving five counties, CASA of the Heartland Executive Director Michelle Kail says the organization and its volunteers put in the effort to meet growing demands.
“Within that year, we were able to serve 312 children with 108 CASA volunteers, and we had several case closures throughout the year, kiddos who were able to achieve permanency, so we had some really great successes,” Kail said.
Part of that success came from bringing new volunteers into the fold.
“We trained and swore in 38 new CASA volunteers, which is more than our program has ever trained before, and a lot of those volunteers were sworn in at the very end of the year and just took their first case this week, so we’re hoping to see even more growth and success in 2026,” Kail said.
2026 will bring more growth as the organization expands its service area to include Hart County.
“Hart County and LaRue County share a judge, and so it was just a natural affinity for us to be able to pick up and continue services in Hart County, and they were previously served by CASA of South Central Kentucky, and they’re looking at having conversations to expand in other parts of the state, so it was just a good opportunity for us to be able to transition Hart County over to CASA of the Heartland,” Kail said.
Kail says the organization still has 125 children on their wait list who are in need of a volunteer. Learn more about how you can get involved or support the organization by visiting www.casaheartland.org or by calling 270-982-2274.
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