Welcome to the Nebraska CASA Association

Our Mission

The Nebraska CASA Association works with the National CASA Association to support the development, growth, and continuation of local CASA programs which recruit and train CASA volunteers who speak in court for the best interests 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 Advocates - trained volunteers from the community who are appointed by a judge to advocate on a one-to-one basis for a child who has been a victim of abuse or neglect. 
• Children represented by a CASA advocate generally had more services ordered and provided.
• Children with CASA support tended to have slightly fewer foster home placements.
• Children with CASA support appear to be less likely to reenter the foster-care system once their cases are dismissed.
• Children who had been assigned to CASA volunteers were approximately 50 percent less likely to reenter the dependency system. 

CASA in Nebraska

• As of December 2007, 425 CASA volunteers were advocating for 800 of Nebraska's abused and neglected children.
• According to the Nebraska Foster Care Review Board, in 2006, 5,186 children were in care, 37.1% of children birth to age 5, came into care in 2006 due to parental meth use.
• 36% of these children had four or more caseworkers, 19.2% had 4 or more placements.
• 19 local CASA programs are currently serving 32 counties in Nebraska.