NationalCasa.org Court Appointed Special Advocates, helping children in court.
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The National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association
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Concerned over making decisions about abused and neglected children's lives without sufficient information, a Seattle judge conceived the idea of using trained community volunteers to speak for the best interests of these children in court. So successful was this Seattle program that soon judges across the country began utilizing citizen advocates. In 1990, the U.S. Congress encouraged the expansion of CASA with passage of the Victims of Child Abuse Act. Today more than 900 CASA program offices are in operation, with trained women and men serving as CASA volunteers. CASA is an acronym for Court Appointed Special Advocate.
Interested in starting CASA? Click here to send us an e-mail and learn more about starting a CASA program in your community. Please include your name, phone, city, state and zip. Thanks!
The National CASA Association is made up of remarkable individuals dedicated to child welfare. Click below to meet our staff and board members.
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