Seattle, WA (PRWEB) Could 28, 2009
The weak economic climate and spending budget crisis have had a profound impact on a lot of citizens and organizations in the Evergreen State, not the least of whom are the abused and neglected kids who are in foster care. Proposed budget cuts to community organizations that supply social services to vulnerable young children heighten the need for volunteer programs such as Washington State Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA).
In an effort to aid raise funds and awareness for Washington State CASA, TERIS, a Seattle-based litigation support firm, is hosting a Casino Night and Poker Tournament on Wednesday, June 3rd at the Seattle Sheraton. The event is cost-free to the legal and enterprise community. In addition to conventional casino-sort games such as roulette, blackjack and craps, the event will feature a drawing of prizes such as an all-expense paid weekend getaway, helicopter tour of Seattle and a fishing excursion for two on the Washington coast.
“The worth of the services that CASAs provide for neglected and abused youngsters in our court systems throughout our state is really immeasurable,” stated Stefan Wikstrom, TERIS Founder and CEO. “We want to aid this excellent organization continue to offer priceless help to kids and appear forward to helping them raise as considerably money as feasible.”
A CASA is a volunteer appointed by the court to advocate for the very best interests of abused and neglected kids in dependency court. To do this, CASAs investigate case details, advocate a course of action to the court, facilitate the resolution of difficulties, and monitor progress towards establishing permanency for the kid.
CASA volunteers are men and women from all walks of life who step forward to make a distinction in a child’s life. Appointed by a Judge, they function as trained advocates for young children who have entered the court system as victims of abuse or neglect on the part of their caregivers. In several instances, the CASA volunteer is the a single consistent adult in the life of a child, who has already lost so significantly by the time he or she enters an more than-burdened program. Youngsters with CASA representation usually devote much less time in the court program, much less time in foster care, and have a far better likelihood at a safe, stable property.
Seattle firm LexBlog is donating its specialist blog design, development, hosting and consulting charges for Washington State CASA. The LexBlog legal network contains far more than 600 law firm blogs and far more than 1500 lawyer authors. “We think strongly in the CASA cause and are happy to be able to help it by means of the use of our blogging platform and services,” said Kevin O’Keefe, LexBlog Founder and CEO.
“We are really appreciative of the assistance supplied by TERIS and LexBlog,” said Washington State CASA Executive Director Kelly Stockman Reid. “Several existing supporters are excited to attend Casino Night and we’re also thrilled for the opportunity to meet extra members of the legal community who can potentially aid us additional our mission to help children in the court method.”
ABOUT TERIS
Founded in 1996, TERIS (previously recognized as ALC Legal Technologies, Duplex Legal Discovery Solutions, and Digital Discovery Solutions), supplies legal assistance and sophisticated eDiscovery solutions to law firms and corporate legal teams across the U.S. and internationally. TERIS’ staff of more than 275 was named one particular of the top rated 20 eDiscovery service providers by sector researcher Socha-Gelbmann in 2008. The business operates a cost-free job board for the legal profession at http://www.discoverlegaljobs.com and has offices in Seattle, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, San Diego, Phoenix, and Austin. To find out far more about TERIS, pay a visit to http://www.TERIS.com or follow the firm on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/DiscoverTeris.
Media Contact: David Kaufer, Director of Marketing, 425-275-8814 206-521-8717 or DKaufer (at) TERIS.com
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