A Jefferson City law firm flexed some mental muscle to win $2,500 for Capital City Court Appointed Special Advocates.

Dodson and Waters won a Trivia Night event Oct. 18 at the Millbottom, as part of the annual United Way fundraising campaign. Organizers of the Dodson and Waters team had selected CASA as the pre-designated charity for which it was playing.

The donation will be used to train volunteer advocates on topics affecting their cases, such as trauma, human trafficking and substance abuse. CASA provides 40 hours of training for volunteers — members of the community who are interested in advocating for a child in juvenile court.

After CASA volunteers take oaths as officers of the court, judges appoint them to advocated for abused and neglected children in the foster care system.

There are currently 62 volunteer advocates in Cole County and 150 children who must appear in court. The organization is continually in search of volunteers and encourages all who are interested in helping children to call the CASA office at 573-893-2272. Capital City CASA is a United Way agency.