National CASA Spotlight
Our Amazing Executive Director Kesha was spotlighted in the National CASA newsletter for best practices!
Take a look below at what NCASA said and check out the link for the original story for Kesha speaking to Kiwanis
Network News: November 12, 2025 📢
Best Practice Spotlight: Strengthening Awareness Through Community Partnerships
Connecting with civic and community organizations is one of the most effective ways to raise awareness about CASA/GAL programs and recruit new volunteers. CASA of the Tennessee Heartland recently demonstrated this best practice when Executive Director Kesha Waters was invited to speak at the Kiwanis Club of Oak Ridge about the organization’s mission and current initiatives.
During the event, Waters shared how CASA volunteers serve as the voice for children in Anderson and Blount counties—ensuring that every child who has experienced abuse or neglect has a dedicated advocate in court. By engaging directly with community partners like Kiwanis, CASA of the Tennessee Heartland is deepening local understanding of its work and inspiring new connections with potential supporters and volunteers.
Network Best Practices in Action:
- Build relationships with civic organizations. Partnering with groups such as Kiwanis, Rotary, or local chambers of commerce expands awareness and credibility within the community.
- Use speaking engagements to educate and inspire. Sharing real examples of volunteer impact helps audiences connect emotionally with the mission.
- Invite collaboration. Encourage attendees to become advocates, sponsors, or ambassadors who help spread the word.
- Align messaging with the national brand. Always use accurate naming conventions—such as “CASA of the Tennessee Heartland” and “CASA volunteers”—to maintain consistency across the network.
By investing in local partnerships and using every conversation as an opportunity to tell the CASA/GAL story, programs can strengthen their presence, attract dedicated volunteers, and ensure that more children have a voice in court.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/casa-tries-abused-child-court-160503184.html?guccounter=1
Donor Reception
Grateful is what we are here at CASATNH! We are so appreciative and grateful for all of our Donors that help us continue to do our work! We celebrated them on Nov 4th with a Donor Appreciation Reception! We had the opportunity to host this event at an incredible venue -The Downtown Island Home Airport. Thanks so much to our friends and supporters there for allowing us the chance to host such a cool evening.
Mission Mondays at Altar’d State
Mission Mondays Announcement!
Great News! CASATNH is the selected featured Nonprofit at Altar’d State Turkey Creek for their Mission Monday initiative starting this upcoming Monday (Nov 10th) until Jan 2026!
What is Mission Monday?
Mission Monday is an Initiative where every Monday, 10% of all sales (in-store and online) are donated to incredible nonprofits.
We would love for you to stop in and say hello to Kesha our ED who will be onsite for Mission Mondays the first monday of each month!
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors met Nov 13th to discuss all things CASA and plan for upcoming events and activities!
If you’re interested in serving on our Board of Directors, or learning more about volunteer opportunities, call our administrative office at 865-425-0888 or visit our website: casatnh.org/about-us/meet-our-team
UPCOMING:
Giving Tuesday
SAVE THE DATE
Giving Tuesday is coming up Tuesday December 2nd 2025!
Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past 12 years, this idea has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.
Help support your local Nonprofit CASA of the TN Heartland.
If you would like to give:
-You can donate monetarily on our website at www.casatnh.org or through the mail–P.O. Box 4426 Oak Ridge TN 37830
-You can donate your time by volunteering as a CASA
-You can join our Board of Directors
-You can join our planning committees for our upcoming fundraisers
or
-You can spread the word and share our message with others!
There are many ways to contribute to CASA big and small and every way counts!
#givingtuesday2025Â #CASATNH
Waffles with Santa
COME JOIN US!
Waffles with Santa will return on Dec 13th, 2025!
9-11 am @ Fire & Salt in Oak Ridge.
Come join us for some delicious waffles with all the toppings and photo op with Santa all while supporting CASA!
Tickets are now available at:Â www.CASATNH.org