About CASA of SoLA
History of CASA
Concerned over making decisions about abused and neglected children's lives without sufficient information, a Seattle Judge conceived the idea of using trained community volunteers to speak up for the best interests of these children in court. So successful was this Seattle program that soon judges across the country began utilizing citizen advocates. In 1990, the U.S. Congress encouraged the expansion of CASA with passage of the Victims of Child Abuse Act. Today more than 900 CASA program offices are in operation, with trained women and men serving as CASA volunteers. (CASA is an acronym for Court Appointed Special Advocate.)
Concerned over making decisions about abused and neglected children's lives without sufficient information, a Seattle Judge conceived the idea of using trained community volunteers to speak up for the best interests of these children in court. So successful was this Seattle program that soon judges across the country began utilizing citizen advocates. In 1990, the U.S. Congress encouraged the expansion of CASA with passage of the Victims of Child Abuse Act. Today more than 900 CASA program offices are in operation, with trained women and men serving as CASA volunteers. (CASA is an acronym for Court Appointed Special Advocate.)
CASA of SoLA was founded in 2008 and became independent in 2010.
Misson of CASA of SoLA
The mission of CASA of South Louisiana, is to recruit and support carefully selected quality community volunteers. In an effort to find each child a safe, nurturing, and permanent home, these volunteers are trained to speak for the best interests of abused and neglected children in court. CASA of SoLA serves the children in Acadia, Lafayette, and Vermilion Parishes.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CASA OF SOLA AND HOW YOU CAN HELP ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY, VISIT our website at www.casaofsola.org or CLICK HERE.
