Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) has been designed to help monitor abused and neglected children in out-of-home placements. CASA fulfills this mission by the careful recruitment, training, and supervision of community volunteers who are then assigned to a child in the foster care system. The primary objective of a CASA is to represent to the court the best interests of the abused and neglected child to whom they have been assigned. The court gives CASA investigative authority to examine all aspects of a child’s case and to explore all viable avenues to achieve a stable home environment for that child. CASA becomes the child’s voice in court. Program volunteers are required to complete mandatory program-specific training prior to appointment and in-service training thereafter.
 
To learn more about supporting CASA, please contact:
Lori Morris lmorris@casaofcgs.org