Events
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Spring – Mar/Apr New Advocate Training Class
Orientation – 6pm – 7:30pm on Thurs Mar. 19th; Sessions 1-6 – 5:45pm – 9:00pm on Mon Mar. 23rd, Thurs Mar. 26th, Mon Mar. 30th, Thurs Apr. 2nd, Mon Apr. […]
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April Lunch & Learn – TX Workforce Solutions
You're invited to our next Lunch and Learn - April 8th from 12:00pm-1:00pm. We have Taylor Woods from Texas Workforce Solutions coming to talk about student hireablility - a great resouce for our youth […]
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Tour de Abilene Stop 4 – Henrick Home for Children
Big Country CASA is continuing year two of our "Tour de Abilene", where we are scheduling tours at local facilities that we (as CASAs) could benefit from knowing more about. We are planning to […]
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Superhero 5K Fun Run
Join us for the 9th Annual Superhero 5k Fun Run (Walk, Run or Fly!) at the ACU Williams Performing Arts Center in Abilene, Texas. Why Run? The goal of our event is to increase awareness of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), to recruit more volunteer advocates for children and to raise funds to support […]
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May Lunch and Learn – Human Trafficking
You're invited to our next Lunch and Learn - May 12th from 12:00pm-1:00pm. We have Special Agent Josh Sams from the Criminal Investigations Division coming to talk about Human Trafficking. Earn CEU credit while you hear about a topic that is all too real in today's world. As always, feel free to bring your own lunch to eat while we […]
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Summer – May/June New Advocate Training Class
Orientation - 9am-10:30am on Thursday May 28th; Sessions 1-6 - 8:45am - 12:15pm on Mon June 1st, Thurs June 4th, Mon June 8th, Thurs June 11th, Mon June 15th and Thurs June 18th
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Tour de Abilene Stop 5 – Abilene Recovery Council
Big Country CASA is continuing year two of our "Tour de Abilene", where we are scheduling tours at local facilities that we (as CASAs) could benefit from knowing more about. We are planning to visit one location each month. The times will be determined based on each facility's requirements for visitors, so be sure to check each invite […]
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Summer Book Club
Summer Book Club - June 25, 2026 Join us for the next CASA book group as we read The Glass Castle A Memoir by Jeannette Walls and is available in multiple versions on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/074324754X?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette’s brilliant and […]
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Dinner Training
You're invited to our next evening training - June29th from 5:45pm-8:45pm. We have Elizabeth Powell, LMFT from Abilene Family Counseling, coming to discuss the topic 'Empowering and Motivating after Trauma'. As […]