When a family is in crisis, and the child welfare system needs to be involved – a CASA volunteer steps in to help advocate on behalf of the child.
As a highly-trained volunteer, a CASA is someone from the community, whose sole purpose is to get to know the child and their family to help advocate for the child’s safety, permanency, and well-being as they navigate the ups and downs of the foster care system.
This is just one example of how a CASA volunteer makes a difference in a child’s life.
Listen to Emily’s story to learn more about the difference a CASA volunteer can make in a child’s life.
Our first priority at CASA of the Eastern Panhandle is keeping families together whenever safely possible, focusing on child and family well-being and stability. We recognize that being a positive and trusting community asset supports resiliency and healing from trauma.
The CASA of the Eastern Panhandle network, along with our local child welfare community, work in tandem to inform and educate about the existing needs of children and families that are involved in foster care.
CASA of the Eastern Panhandle provides access to information, training services, outreach programs, and materials that bolster volunteer success and community resource building.
And we do. Children who have a court-appointed volunteer receive more of the services that are critical to their well-being than children who don’t. They are more likely to succeed in school.