Texas CASA

Weekly New ED Call
2025-05-28 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-06-04 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-06-11 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-06-18 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-06-25 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-07-02 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-07-09 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-07-16 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago) and 2 more dates
Upcoming Topics:

October 9 – The More You Know Meetings

October 16 – Quarterly Legal Resources

January 15 – The More You Know Meetings

January 29 – Quarterly Legal Resources

March 26 – Quarterly Legal Resources

April 2 – The More You Know Meetings

July 16 – The More You Know Meetings

Last Day of 89th Legislative Session (Sine Die)
2025-06-02 12:00

Data Training Webinar
2025-06-04 12:00
Texas CASA Quarterly Data Training Webinar: A quarterly collaborative training for local CASA programs to learn or review the collection and submission processes for data shared with Texas CASA. Depending on session, topics covered will include the Texas CASA ODM, Optima reports and other dynamic data needs of the local program network. Attendees may include any local program staff taking part in the data collection or submission process. Attendees will have the opportunity to collaborate with the Texas CASA data team to ask any data relevant questions to be discussed network wide.

Program Director - Spill the Tea (In Person)
2025-06-05 08:00 - 2025-06-06 17:00 | Texas CASA Office, 1501 W Anderson Ln. B2, Austin, Texas, 78757, United States

Together We Can!
2025-06-06 10:00 - 15:00
Executive Directors and Board Chairs are invited to join Texas CASA in Austin for a powerful in-person gathering focused on solidifying the CASA role in Texas.

As we look to the future, now is the moment for all of us to come together and envision CASA’s role and CASA advocacy for children and families involved in our child welfare system and potentially other systems.

Whether your program is growing to serve more children in foster care within your community, serving all children in foster care and branching out through advocacy pilots, or somewhere in between—this conversation is for you. We’re entering a new chapter, and your voice is a vital part of shaping it.

When: June 6, 2025 | 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Lunch will be provided.

Where: Ben Hur Shrine Temple 7811 Rockwood Lane Austin, Texas 78757

Lodging: No hotel block is reserved for this event. A link to nearby hotels is included in your confirmation email. If you need a room, please stay anywhere that fits your needs.

Registration is free. The deadline to register is May 22.

For questions, please email Deedra Baker at dbaker@texascasa.org.

HHSC Request for Reimbursement
2025-06-10 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-10 08:00 - 17:00

VOCA Request for Reimbursement
2025-06-15 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-15 08:00 - 17:00

CFE Community Call
2025-06-17 14:00 - 15:30
Join us for a learning and networking opportunity for those involved in CFE to come together and share ideas, strategies, and learnings- strengthening our statewide CFE community.

Keep Calm and CASA On! Recruitment Zoom Chats
2025-06-18 13:15 - 14:15, 2025-07-16 13:15 - 14:15
Join the Texas CASA recruitment team and your fellow recruiters on the third Wednesday of each month for the Keep Calm and CASA On! recruitment Zoom calls. The calls will all be around general recruitment but each one will have a different topic of focus. You’ll hear updates from Texas CASA, learn from guest speakers, and have plenty of time to chat with other recruiters about what they are doing in the world of recruitment.

You don’t need to pre-register for the Zoom call. Just sign on when it’s time. All calls will start at 1:15 p.m. CST. Below is the Zoom link to join or or call in at 1-346-248-7799

Meeting ID: 890 4179 0555

Juneteenth
2025-06-19 12:00

HHSC Quarterly Performance Measures
2025-06-23 08:00 - 17:00

Annual Grants Webinar
2025-06-30 10:00 - 11:30
The Texas CASA Grants Department is holding our annual webinar. In addition to the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant applications that we cover each year, we will also discuss:

FY26 Overview

Timesheet Requirements

Indirect expense allocation policies

Budgeting and Standardize Language

Top reasons for “returns”

Budget revision highlights

Documentation Review highlights

Annual Audit highlights

STAR Monthly Zoom
2025-06-30 12:00 - 13:00
The STAR Monthly Zoom meetings will be held on the last Monday of the month unless otherwise announced in Inside CASA or on the STAR listserv.

Independence Day
2025-07-04 12:00

VOCA Quarterly Progress Report
2025-07-10 08:00 - 17:00

CFE For All: Statewide Training
2025-07-17 13:00 - 16:00
We are excited to offer quarterly CFE For All virtual trainings – a training for those who are implementing CFE. Please join us where CASA, Child Protective Services and Community-Based Care staff will come together to learn about the fundamentals of CFE and have the opportunity for practical, hands-on application of the skills and tools presented.

The dates are November 21, 2024, February 20, 2025, May 15, 2025, July 17, 2025 and all times are 1-4 pm CT.

STAR Monthly Zoom
2025-07-28 12:00 - 13:00
Attention: July’s STAR Monthly Zoom will not be recorded due to HHSC policy. Please attend on July 28th or reach out for the shared resources afterwards.

Please join the STAR team in welcoming Stephanie Holmes on our July 28th STAR Monthly Zoom, for a presentation about Community Resource Coordination Groups (CRCGs). Stephanie is part of the HHSC CRCG team which is housed in the Children’s Mental Health section of HHSC’s Behavioral Health Services division.

CRCGs are county-based interagency coordination groups who work with parents, caregivers, children, youth, and adults with complex needs to identify and coordinate services and supports. The presentation will provide an overview of CRCGs, including their function, a brief history, review the CRCG process, and the benefits of inter-agency coordination. Stephanie will also share contact information for the different regions.

New Resource: We know how difficult it can be to identify local resources to meet each individual family’s needs, therefore in coordination with information on Community Resource Coordination Groups, we will also share our new resource: a Local Service Directory Template and ideas on how to create a living Local Service Directory for your program’s volunteers and families.

If you are not registered for STAR Monthly Zooms, please register here for a calendar invite and zoom link.

The STAR Monthly Zoom meetings will be held on the last Monday of the month unless otherwise announced in Inside CASA or on the STAR listserv.

P.F. Chang’s Dine to Donate supporting CASA
2025-08-06 00:00 - 23:59
Mark your calendars! Our wonderful friends at P.F. Chang’s are hosting a Dine to Donate day on Wednesday, August 6, at all locations in Texas, supporting Texas CASA and the local CASA programs in their area.

Enjoy incredible food and support our great cause! You can find the nearest P.F. Chang’s location HERE.
