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Change a child's story...
Children in foster care who have a CASA/GAL volunteer are more likely to succeed in school and adjust to change. And they're half as likely to re-enter the foster care system later. As a volunteer, you can make all the difference for a child who has experienced abuse or neglect in your community. Get involved, and change a child's story.
What We Do
Advocacy

To recruit, train, and screen volunteers within the service area.

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Socialization

To provide holistic assessments of children and families court ordered to our program.

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Education

To raise awareness regarding abuse, neglect, abandonment and foster care throughout the year.

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Sustainability

To attain funding and maintain volunteers, board members, staff and donors while continuing to build strong collaborative partnerships.

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Who Are CASA Volunteers?

Last year, more than 76,000 CASA and guardian ad litem (GAL) volunteers helped more than 251,000 abused and neglected children find safe, permanent homes. CASA/GAL volunteers are everyday citizens who have undergone screening and training with their local CASA/GAL program .Who Are the Children CASA/GAL Volunteers Help?

Judges appoint CASA volunteers to represent the best interests of children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect. Each year, more than 600,000 children experience foster care in this country. Because there are not enough CASA/GAL volunteers to represent all of the children in care, judges typically assign CASA /GAL volunteers to their most difficult cases.

Last year FOCUS/CASA served 75 children in the Martinsville-Henry County and Patrick County Juvenile and Domestic Courts. We are advocates for the child and Speak Up for Children that cannot Speak for Themselves. I AM A Voice of A Child! Please join us in making a difference in the life of our children.

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Our Dedicated Team Members
Executive Director
Kerry Walker
Volunteer Coordinator
Renee LaPrade
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