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Court Appointed Special Advocates or CASA volunteers
are a trained community of citizens who are appointed by a judge to speak up for abused and neglected children in court.
CASA volunteers research the child's background details to help the court make a sound decision about the child's future.
The CASA program consists of 930 local programs and 46 state organizations. In 2002, 70,130 CASA volunteers served an
estimated 279,160 children.
CASA programs can help a displaced child find the security needed to grow and reach full potential. It's been shown that:
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- Children who have been assigned CASA volunteers tend to spend less time in court and in
foster care than those who do not have CASA representation.
- CASA advocated children have better chances of finding permanent homes.
- CASA cases are more likely to be reviewed on a regular basis by the court.
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