All children deserve a happy and healthy childhood.  At a bare minimum, they deserve an environment in which they experience love, support, nurturing and growth.  Sadly, the children CASA of Johnson & Wyandotte Counties serves do not have such basic needs fulfilled.  Their world includes drugs, domestic violence, physical abuse and neglect.  Many have been removed from their families and all are feeling scared, confused and alone.

Once these children enter the court system, dozens of strangers come into their lives: foster parents, social workers, judges, lawyers and more. Hopefully one of these strangers is a CASA volunteer.

A CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) is a specially-trained, community volunteer who investigates a child's situation by meeting with all individuals who can provide information.  They work to build a trusting bond with the child, while also providing an invaluable service to the legal system.  Once factual information is gathered, CASA volunteers provide their findings to the court through a written report.  This information helps judges make better, more informed decisions regarding the life of a child.  To see a short video of CASA in action, click here (2MB download) for the low bandwidth version, here (18MB download) for the high bandwidth version.

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