A hand to hold, a friend to care » Corpus Christi Caller-Times

County Court-at-Law Judge Terry Shamsie, who runs Nueces County’s juvenile court, said cases often close faster when there is a court-appointed special advocate involved because they are devoted to only one case at a time.

Tennessee Credit Union Helps CASA Volunteers | Cookeville (TN) Times

There is a good reason Tennessee is known as the “Volunteer State” and it has nothing to do with a football team.  What is does have to do with is a group of people’s caring and concern for abused and neglected children that drives them to become Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers and an organization such as Tennessee Credit Union volunteering resources. 

‘Children will be slipping through the cracks’ — GazetteXtra

The 7-year-old was acting out and had attempted suicide.

Most of the child’s troubles were the result of being placed in foster care outside of Rock County and not being allowed to see relatives for more than six months.

But after a Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteer informed the judge of the child’s need for mental health services and the necessity to reconnect with family, good things happened.

IN THE INTEREST OF C.G – Court Cases and Legal Information at Leagle.com

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CASA of Middlesex County seeks child advocates | mycentraljersey.com

Become a court appointed special advocate.

There are currently more than 9,000 children in the foster care system in New Jersey who are the victims of abuse and neglect. Over 500 of those children are from Middlesex County alone. Many of these children become trapped in the court and child welfare systems spending their childhood moving from one temporary foster home to another. You can make a difference by becoming a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA).

Los Angeles CASA becomes a nonprofit in wake of struggling economy. – LA Daily News

After losing its funding from Los Angeles County because of the budget crisis, the Court Appointed Special Advocate program has reorganized as a nonprofit agency, with a new director and goals for expanding the number of foster children aided by its volunteers.

Shelbyville Times-Gazette: Local News: CASA swearing-in held

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteers were re-sworn by Judge Charles Rich on Thursday, the first day that the group started anew in Bedford County as a stand-alone organization. CASA recently separated from the Center for Child Development.