Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF CASA OF POLK COUNTY, INC. IS TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, GUIDE, AND SUPPORT VOLUNTEERS APPOINTED BY POLK COUNTY JUDGES TO REPRESENT THE BEST INTEREST OF ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN IN THE DEPENDENCY SYSTEM.
COURT APPROVED SPECIAL ADVOCATES WILL PROVIDE A POWERFUL VOICE FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN THAT ARE WARDS OF THE COURT.
2020 ACCOMPLISHMENTS1) CONTINUED TO HOST TWO NEW CASA TRAININGS SESSIONS DURING 2020. RECRUITED 17 NEW CASA VOLUNTEERS. (DUE TO COVID-19 AND SOCIAL DISTANCING OUR SPRING 2020 CLASS WAS CANCELED AFTER THE FIRST CLASS. HOWEVER, WE RESCHEDULED WITH 5 OF THE POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERS FROM THE SPRING CLASS, FOR AN AUGUST 2020 TRAINING. CLASS REMAINED SMALL, DUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES AND THE SPACE THAT WE ACCOMMODATED TO BE ABLE TO FINISH THE SPRING TRAINING CLASS.)2) CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN AND RETAIN 90% OF OUR VOLUNTEER BASE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN IN THE COURT SYSTEM.3) CONTINUED OUR ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CONFEDERATED GRAND RONDE TRIBE CASA PROGRAM, BY OPENING OUR CASA TRAINING TO POTENTIAL TRIBAL CASA VOLUNTEERS. THREE POLK COUNTY CASA VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE SWORN TRIBAL CASAS CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN IN GRAND RONDE TRIBAL COURT. THE CONFEDERATED GRAND RONDE TRIBAL CASA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THEIR NEWLY APPOINTED VOLUNTEER MANAGER PARTICIPATED IN OUR FALL CASA TRAINING CLASS. THE TRIBAL CASA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS SWORN IN AS A POLK COUNTY CASA VOLUNTEER. CASA OF POLK COUNTY CONTINUES TO OFFER OUR NEW CASA TRAININGS TO POTENTIAL TRIBAL CASAS AND OUR MONTHLY TEAM MEETINGS FOR THEIR CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS, AS REQUIRED BY NATIONAL CASA/GAL ASSOCIATION.4) CIRCLE OF HOPE ANNUAL SUSTAINER PROGRAM KICKED OFF IN APRIL OF 2020 TO HELP AND SUSTAIN OUR FINANCIAL STABILITY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kathryn Axtell | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 30 | $27,109 |
| William Youngren | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 8/20) | 1 | $7,686 |
| Rick Young | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ed Klimowicz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Harlan Howard | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sally Burke | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ruth Schneider | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 2/20) | 1 | $0 |
| Chelsea Metcalfe-Teal | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 8/20) | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Meikle-Stoops | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Anthony Jeffries | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Harry Legleiter | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Tamera Bird | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Beverly West | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Carla Cudmore | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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