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What is CASA?

Court Appointed Special Advocates® (CASAs) are community volunteers, just like you, who speak up for abused and/or neglected children.

Our CASA program belongs to a network of nearly 950 community-based programs that recruit, train and support citizen-volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and/or neglected children in courtrooms and communities.

  • Children in care in Washoe County on an average day 2022
    Children in care in Washoe County on an average day 2022

    700

  • Children served by CASA volunteers in 2022
    Children served by CASA volunteers in 2022

    121

  • Estimated volunteer hours in 2022 (in-kind value over $50K)
    Estimated volunteer hours in 2022 (in-kind value over $50K)

    2040

  • You can be the ONE we need!
    You can be the ONE we need!

    1


News & Notes

National CASA/GAL recognized by the St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals baseball team honored the National CASA/GAL network on Monday, June 12, in recognition of the organization’s mission and work. The National CASA/GAL Board of Trustees was featured on the park’s jumbotron along with the team mascot, and Board Chair Jim Rishwain threw out the ceremonial first pitch of the game (a strike!). More than 400 attendees of the 2023 Annual Conference attended the game following the WalkRunThrive event held during the conference.