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I've been a CASA volunteer for 13 years. I stay involved because I know how important this service is to abused, abandoned, and neglected kids that, through no fault of their own, find themselves separated from their families. CASA is a well-run, highly efficient organization that very effectively gives these kids hope and chances for success to which they otherwise would not have access.

I've just completed my 10th year as a CASA volunteer; all with the same young man. It's been an amazing growth experience for both of us. Now, besides continuing to mentor my now-emancipated "CASA Kid", I help train incoming CASA's, providing insights as to the program's responsibilities. In the past few years, the young man has shared the podium with me, giving these recruits a full dose of what living in the system is really like, and the importance of CASA in his life.
Friendships, lawyers, social workers, group and foster homes, schools (and more) typically change frequently in the chaotic day-to-day experience of kids who are "wards of the court". Often, the CASA volunteer is the only consistent, reliable relationship these kids can count on to be there for them. And, we have been officially appointed to represent these kids in court. The judge gives as much weight to recommendations made by CASA's as by any other court official.
Being a CASA is sometimes frustrating, usually challenging, and always rewarding. This organization is definitely worth your financial support, or (and better yet) your personal involvement. Join us!

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