A large group of young men and young women from Salt Lake City got together one Saturday morning and put together some awesome kits that can be given to kids as they come to the courthouse for a Child Welfare Hearing. These fun kits were distributed all over the state to keep little ones busy...
March 2019 Board members from Utah Friends of CASA coordinated the loading and storing of bikes until Utah CASA could distribute them to kids in need. Employees from EVEVA met in Salt Lake City for a team-building event and conference. In a super fun event, the employees built the bikes as a team-building project...
In 2018 and 2019, the UFC Sponsored Christmas Parties all across our state for kids in care. Many programs were able to get a Santa to come and visit with the children, so they had a special time with Santa in a confidential setting. They also decorated cookies, made crafts, and ended the evening with...
We had a terrific virtual conference on September 24th-25th. All of the advocates across the state were invited. We were sad that we couldn’t get together in person as we had planned, but grateful we were still able to hold the conference albeit on-line. Our opening keynote speaker was first lady Abby Cox. Her platform is supporting...
In 2019, Melanie Speechly, the CASA Program’s Statewide Administrator, reached out to Costa Vida to obtain some ‘buy one get one free’ meal cards for the advocates out in the rural areas because they don’t have the opportunity to participate in as many activities. As she explained our program’s history and mission to a franchise...
In 2019 the Van’s organization out of Layton Utah generously started to donate clothing and shoes to help support the children our volunteers are working with. We receive these types of donations from them several times throughout the year. We are honored that Vans would consider the CASA program worthy of support. The impact that...
On December 13th, 2021 there was a once-in-a-lifetime event held in Utah County for girls in foster care and their CASAs. The event was organized by Jenna Rammel, aka @jennaskitchen, who is a sponsor for the Utah CASA Program. Having been adopted herself, Jenna has a special place in her heart for youth in Foster Care. This event was a huge success thanks to the...
