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Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services
Mission: To provide a qualified and compassionate court-appointed volunteer advocate to every child who is abused and neglected, to ensure the fundamental human right of having a safe, nurturing, and permanent home is met.
Programs: Casa of lancaster county is a nonprofit child advocacy organization based in lancaster, pennsylvania whose purpose is to promote advocacy for abused and neglected children by recruiting volunteer advocates. During 2017, the organization provided training and education to 58 recruited volunteers who assisted them in advocating in 300 cases of children of abuse and neglect. These volunteers are appointed by a judge to represent the best interests of a child in court.