ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - When a child is abused or suspected of being in an unsafe environment, Indiana law requires that the CASA program kicks in. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special ...

BIG COUNTRY, Texas — The Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) organization has expressed a dire need for volunteers in the Big Country. CASA is a program that trains volunteers to advocate for the ...

After facing federal funding woes, YWCA Clark County’s program where volunteers advocate for children in court has secured funding for another year. The nonprofit’s Court Appointed Special Advocates, ...

Retired judge Terry Snow hammed it up for the crowd at a Friends of Hancock County CASA fundraiser last year. The nonprofit recently raised more than $20,000 for its new “Dream Big!” program, which ...

Martha Worsley, 76, sits inside a courtroom on a recent Friday morning waiting for her turn to speak to the judge. She’s been here before. The room is quiet except for hushed whispers, everyone is ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Federal cuts to a child court advocate program will impact parts of western South Dakota. The Department of Justice terminated federal grant money to the National Court ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- The first meeting of a work group was held in Richmond Wednesday to look at the feasibility of the statewide expansion of a program that advocates for children who are victims in the ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Pinwheels were planted by the hundreds on Friday by Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers, court staff, judges, and child welfare partners. The spinning and gleaming ...

When children are abused or neglected and removed from their home, a group of volunteers helps make sure their voices are heard in court. Yakima County’s Court Appointed Special Advocate Program ...

A new program is coming to support some of Marion County's most vulnerable: Marion County Family Court judges swore-in the first four CASA volunteers Aug. 24. Standing for Court Appointed Special ...

The CASA program was initiated in 1986 through a pilot program grant that the Big Brothers had received, said its first director Sandi O'Brien. "I think I spent the first year doing nothing but ...

York County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is a program dedicated to ensuring secure living conditions for the hundreds of vulnerable children who have been placed into York County’s ...