1.

All CASA staff are working remotely until further notice. CASA volunteers are to communicate with their supervisors via phone and/or email. 

2.

Regularly check your “CASA” email.  Courts are working to reschedule hearings and supervisors are often not included in emails from legal parties. Please forward the court rescheduling emails to your supervisor.

3.

CASA volunteers will not be making home visits or attend meetings until further notice. We encourage communication through email, text, phone calls, Facetime, Skype.

4.

In Multnomah County, most court hearings are being set over. Court reports should be completed and distributed as originally planned.

5.

In Washington County, most hearings that are not shelter, permanency or jurisdictional trials are being set over to occur after June 1. Each judge is making determinations on proceedings on a case by case basis. Please check in with your CASA Supervisor, as they will be working with the courts to notify you about that status of your upcoming hearings.

6.

In Columbia County, all hearings are taking place remotely on a case-by-case basis.

7.

We encourage you to take the precautionary measures being recommended by health officials including frequent hand washing, social distancing, wearing a mask, not shaking hands, sneezing or coughing into a tissue and throwing it away, staying home if you think you might be ill, limiting travel, etc.

8.

All training and orientations are now virtual. 

9.

DHS will be limiting visits to families and children.  They will also be limiting visits with family members and will update CASA for Children as this situation evolves.