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 ”I want every child to have a home,” said Janet Steencken a volunteer for appointment to the Special Court advocates of Northwest Arkansas. “Even 17 years (in the promotion of the health care system) want a house, somebody one in the holidays. ”

In the case of an awards banquet on Feb. 28, the non-profit organization recognized as difficult Steencken works for child abuse and neglect have certainly their homes, hearts in recognition of CASA.

As spokesman for individuals For the past three years, was Steencken work with families, who are often in a period of three, their supervisor Jan Valais said.

“This function of the lawyer can, at every practice, every day volunteers, each State and each conference CASA conference on child abuse and neglect. Actively And it puts all learned to make it operational.

“She has played a central role, brothers and sisters, a mother increasingly involved in the preservation and restoration glasses Village for a little advice for girls and her brother.”

Steencken plans to work for CASA, when they retired about four years.

“I am not the kind to be based around watching soap operas and eating candy,” she said. Work with children called to him, as other human beings are required to work in care facilities or d Other causes deserve, “she said.

She was preparing for work with child abuse and neglect, since high school, where she worked in a children’s home Lutheran in the vicinity of St. Louis. Later, she was a consultant to children, but it has begun to change careers and work with the insurance requirements of Wal-Mart, Home Office. She had a family to support, and had to pay, “she said, and work with paper pays more than working with children.

In addition to working with children, if Steencken lived in California, she was a Big Sister, and Shauna also had several children living in their homes. Finally, it adopted Shauna. Well, Shauna Johnson lives in Gig Harbor, Washington, is married and has three children, aged 9, 13 and 15

What happens if people do not have all this experience in working with children? Can they volunteer for CASA?

Yes, “said Steencken. It provides excellent training to begin, and people of monthly training to inform them.

The most important quality in every volunteer is required on children, she said. Advocates for children have to visit, with its taxes, health care, teachers and social workers, as well as writing reports on judges about what they learn, “she says.

Since cases of assault Steencken Benton County, the reports Judge Jay Finch It depends pleads for him to say what is in the best interest of children, “said Steencken.

So many times, they are the only adults who remain constant in the youngsters’lives for one year the two-year cycle in the proceedings, she said. If the State, the children away from their parents, they have one year, “their act together,” ie, they can again, “she says. Sometimes, when parents are great strides to be made, the judge may grant them more time, she added.

This aid, Judge aid in the search for a lasting solution in the best interests of the child. After taking into account their advice, or of judges is again the child to his family, the child in a permanent home through adoption, or are about particular group or housing autonomous status, patterns life, “said Steencken.