Our Mission

Nebraska CASA Association partners with local CASA programs to recruit and train volunteers who speak in court for the safety and well-being of abused and neglected children.

"You can't control where abused children come from, but you can have something to do with where they end up."

Why CASA?

• CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate.
• Court Appointed Special Advocates are volunteers who are appointed by judges to speak in court for a child's safety and well-being.
• Children assigned to a CASA volunteer are victims of abuse or neglect.
• CASA volunteers come from all walks of life. About half of all CASA volunteers are employed full-time.
• CASA volunteers are well trained and supported by competent and professional staff.
• Judges, attorneys, child welfare workers and parents overwhelmingly report that CASA volunteers make a difference with the children they serve.
• Children with a CASA volunteer are half as likely to spend time in long-term foster care, defined as more than three years in care.
• Cases involving a CASA volunteer are more likely to be permanently closed. Fewer than 10% of children with a CASA volunteer re-enter the foster care system.
• CASA advocacy saves taxpayer dollers. If the median length of stay were shortened for children in foster care by just one month, it would realize a savings to Nebraska taxpayers of approximately $12.5 million per year.

CASA in Nebraska

• As of  December 31, 2011, 467 CASA volunteers were advocating for 856 of Nebraska's abused and neglected children.
• As of December 31, 2011, 1,367 children are on a waiting list for CASA services.
• The average annual CASA program cost per child served is $1,020.
• The aveage annual CASA program cost per volunteer is $2,450 (for recruitment, training, supervision, and continuing education).
• 20 local CASA programs are currently serving 34 counties in Nebraska.
• CASA has been in Nebraska for over 20 years.

 

 

You have the power to protect a child.

 Nebraska CASA Association
1618 L Street, Lincoln, NE 68508
1-800-788-4772 or (402) 477-2788 (Fax) 1-877-880-1208

 

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Nebraska CASA Association is a proud member agency of Community Services Fund. Learn more at: www.CommunityServicesFund.org