CASA Superhero Run

🏃‍♂️ Join the CASA Superhero Run

Join us for the CASA Superhero 5K fun run/walk and 10K run through historic Leavenworth, KS, followed by a kids' superhero race (100 yards).

📅 Event Details

• Date: 2025-09-20
• Location: 2115 Ottawa Street, Leavenworth, KS
• Registration Link: CASA Superhero Run

👶 About CASA

The CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) concept is based on the belief that every child has the right to a safe, permanent home. Unlike attorneys and social workers, the CASA volunteer speaks exclusively for the child's best interests. By handling only one or two cases at a time (compared to a social agency caseworker's average load of 60 – 90), the CASA volunteer has the time to explore each assigned case's history thoroughly.

• Advocacy: The volunteer talks with the child, parents, family members, neighbors, school officials, doctors, and others involved in the child's life that may have facts about the case.
• Thorough Review: The volunteer then also reviews all records and documents about the child.
• Court Reports: They then submit a formal report to the court-recommending placement: should the child stay with their parents, be placed in foster care, or be freed for permanent adoption?
• Continuity: If the court leaves the child in temporary care, the CASA volunteer provides continuity by staying on the case until it is resolved and placed in a safe, permanent home.

💵 Entry Fees

• Adult Entry Fee: $40 through July 31st
• Adult Entry Fee: $45 Aug 1st through August 26th
• Superhero Run (Kids 12 & under): $10