National research shows that children with a CASA child advocate are half as likely to languish in foster care and much more likely to find safe permanent homes than children who do not have a CASA volunteer. For many abused children, their CASA volunteer is the one reliable adult in their lives. Volunteers stay with each case until it is closed and the child is placed in a safe, permanent home. Every day, CASA volunteers are standing up for children.

CASA volunteers help children live better lives. We create meaningful impact in the lives of thousands by providing volunteers with the knowledge and skills to help children.

Here are just a few examples of recent successes:

• CASA advocates for over 200 youth each year.
• The Court requests a CASA volunteer on nearly 100% of cases, demonstrating the Court’s confidence and the need for CASAs.
• Over 80% of cases closed to permanence (i.e. reunification with biological family, custody and guardianship to a relative or non-relative, adoption or youth living on their own.
• 90% of the services that volunteer advocates recommend are ordered by the Court, resulting in more services for children served by CASA.
• 100% of young people we serve until the age of 21 are stably housed when they emancipate whereas national estimates for newly emancipated foster youth are as low as 14%.
• CASA volunteers serve for an average of 25 months, twice the 12-month required commitment, which speaks to volunteer satisfaction and the true connections CASA builds.
• Launched project educating our volunteers, stakeholders, and the greater community on the intersectionality of foster care and human trafficking.
• Launched a Job Readiness Initiative aimed at improving employment outcomes for transition aged youth.
• Launched project addressing the needs of witnesses and victims of domestic violence.

Through their advocacy, CASA volunteers truly change a child’s story.