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KickBallFever t1_jczp714 wrote

Reply to comment by imaginethat1017 in LPT - You do not have to commit to being a foster parent to help kids in the system by mutilatedlama

What was the time commitment like when you worked with casa? I’m interested, and have experience working with kids, but I work full time.

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imaginethat1017 t1_jd02ydp wrote

It varies a lot over the course of the case. When the child first enters the system you’ll need to be on top of making sure doctors and teachers and case workers and foster parents are all working together. You would write a report for the judge and attend court. The first month might be 12 hours of work. Then there will likely be months where all you need to do is meet with the child and foster parent, then an email check in with CPS and the child’s lawyer. That would only be 3 hours. There were more 3 hour months than 12 hour. I served during covid times, so all court proceedings were online. That made it super easy… physically going in to court would run into daytime work hours. But I bet many reasonable employers would see the value of allowing that time.

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KickBallFever t1_jd0kosc wrote

Thanks for the additional info. I checked out their website for my area and it doesn’t look like something I can commit to at the moment. It requires at least a one year commitment, and I work full time and am also going back to school in the fall. I’ll look into it again once I have more time to give. I’m interested in fostering in the future and this would be a great way for me to help out while learning about the process.

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