Volunteer

A 2006 audit of the National CASA Association, conducted by the US Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General, demonstrates that:


• Children with a CASA volunteer are substantially less likely to spend more than 3 years in foster care: 13.3% for CASA cases versus 27.0% of all children in foster care.
• Cases involving a CASA volunteer are more likely to be “permanently closed” (i.e., the children are less likely to reenter the child welfare system) than cases where a CASA volunteer is not involved. 91% of CASA children to not reenter the system.
• When a CASA volunteer was involved, both children and their parents received more services. The audit concluded that this was an indication that “CASA is effective in identifying the needs of children and parents.”

In 2006, 220,129 abused and neglected children had a CASA or GAL volunteer advancing their best interests. CASA programs across the country recruited, trained, supervised and supported a total of 57,938 volunteers to carry out this important work.


-National CASA Annual Report 2006
 
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