Impact
When we say CASA isn't your typical volunteer role, we mean it. Volunteering with CASA is next level, and it’s one of the most impactful and empowering experiences you can have.
For children who’ve been abused or neglected, CASA means having a home instead of feeling lost, and being a priority instead of feeling invisible.
- When safe to do so, it is in children’s best interest to stay connected to their families. Of 805 children’s cases closed with the help of CASA last year, 62% were reunified with their parents and 25% were adopted by or live permanently with relatives.
- 92% of children whose cases closed last year were in permanent homes.
- A study by Texas Appleseed, "Improving the Lives of Children in Long-Term Foster Care," reports that: "If a child has a CASA, the CASA usually is the only person who truly knows the child and knows how the child is really doing."
- Judges value CASA’s recommendations, which help them make informed decisions in the child’s best interest. Out of more than 2,500 recommendations made by CASA in 2019, 66% of recommendations were ordered by the judge, and another 27% were negotiated and agreed upon before the hearing.
For volunteers, CASA is a life-changing experience that makes our community a better place.
