Sponsors
Court Improvement Program
The CINA Court Improvement Program monitors and improves the way the
court system handles child in need of aid cases, and enhances
coordination between the court system and other agencies and Tribes
involved in CINA cases. Members of the statewide CIP committee are
appointed by the Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court. Current
members include judges, the Director of the Office of Children's
Services, Tribal representation, and representation by other state
agencies including the Department of Law, the Public Defender Agency,
the Office of Public Advocacy and the Director of the Division of
Behavioral Health. Learn More
Friends of Alaska CASAFriends of Alaska CASA (FAC) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that has been supporting CASA volunteers and the youth they serve since 1991. As a public/private partnership, FAC provides vital support to the CASA
program, helping it to advocate for children, while augmenting state
support with donations from the private sector. Learn more
Office of Public Advocacy / Alaska CASA Alaska CASA is a network of six local programs throughout the state that recruit, train, and support community volunteers to serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for foster youth. CASA volunteers work in partnership with guardians ad litem (GALs) to advance the best interests of each child with the goal of ensuring the best possible outcome. CASA volunteers generally serve on just one case at a time, given them the "luxury of focus" that paid professionals working in the overburdened child welfare system cannot achieve. Learn more. Alaska CASA is a program of the Office of Public Advocacy child advocacy unit.
Facing Foster Care in AlaskaFacing Foster Care in Alaska (FFCA) is a nonprofit dedicated to improving the foster care system, developing leadership skills among current and former foster youth ages 15-24, and creating a network of peer support for foster youth throughout the state.
FFCA provides foster youth an opportunity to share their personal
experiences about life in foster care to raise community awareness,
educate child welfare staff, and government officials, and educate
foster youth throughout the state about their rights and resources. Learn More