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COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF DELAWARE COUNTY, OHIO
Each year in Delaware County, hundreds of children are victims of violence, sexual abuse and neglect. These children are removed from their homes and are typically placed in temporary foster homes. They are surrounded by strangers: their foster family, caseworkers, attorneys and the Judge for starters. All the while, they are wondering what they have done wrong that has caused them to be taken away from their family, friends, and their home.
  • These children are in need of someone who will speak up for their best interest in court.
  • These children are in need of someone to ensure they receive the services they need.
  • These childen are in need of someone who will work to have them placed in a safe, permanent home as soon as possible.
  • These children are in need of a familiar face - someone they can trust.

This is where the CASA volunteer steps in.

 

THE CASA VOLUNTEER: A POWERFUL VOICE IN A CHILD'S LIFE
A Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) is a well-trained community volunteer who is appointed by the judge to advocate for the child's best interest in court. The CASA volunteer becomes a child's constant support - often the only constant in his or her life. The CASA establishes a relationship with the child, investigates and watches over the child, and challenges the system to provide what is in that child's best interests. The CASA makes recommendations about services and living arrangements. These recommendations help the judge to make more informed decisions about who will ultimately raise the child. 
 
"My CASA was my encouragement, my voice, my stability and a friend. Now I'm 20, going to college and have a job; a stage in life I seriously believed I would not live to see."    
 - Sonia, former CASA child
 
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A CHILD'S LIFE
Most of all, the CASA Program of Delaware County needs you to be a child's advocate. Click on the "Volunteer Opportunities" link to learn more about becoming a CASA volunteer in Delaware County.
If you are not currently able to volunteer your time, please consider becoming a CASA supporter. Click on the  "Support Our Program" link to learn more about the many ways that you can help support our program. 
 
 
"It's about helping a child replace a life of hurt with one of hope"
 - Genora Brimfield, Mental Health Worker, CASA Volunteer 
 
"You start out to change a child's life and find you've also changed your own"                               
- Carol Price, Homemaker, CASA Volunteer