About Us

• History
• Mission/Vision
• Impact of Abuse
• Outcomes and Goals
• Jackson County CASA
• Board of Directors
• Advisory Board
• Staff
• Annual Report
• Careers

Jackson County CASA recruits, trains, and supports volunteers to speak for the best interests of these children in court. Our volunteers make a difference every day by giving their time and skills to help their CASA kids find safe, permanent homes.

Volunteer Advocates maintain regular contact with their children, gaining first-hand information about the child’s progress and needs. This information is crucial input for the court’s decisions on placements, services, family contact, and permanency plans.

Children with a CASA have fewer placement changes, and having a CASA reduces the time children spend in out-of-home care.

CASAs spend a great deal of time on their cases and judges rated CASAs positively on the quality of their assessments and appropriateness of their recommendations.

CASA benefits Jackson County in the following manner:

1. Safety (short-term outcome) 95 percent of the children will not suffer from additional incidents of abuse and neglect while being served by CASA.
2. Permanent Placement (mid-term outcome) 85 percent of the children will be living in their permanent placement or planned permanent placement within 18 months of CASA’s assignment to their case.
3. Low Level of Future Maltreatment and Recidivism (long-term outcome) 95 percent of the children will not be re-abused or re-enter the Jackson County Family Court system within three years of being served by CASA and released from the Court’s jurisdiction.

2008 was our most successful year to date. We served 759 children and recruited 95 new volunteers for a total of 241 active volunteers. This was an increase over the 708 children served in 2008.

In 2010 we hope to serve 800 children and recruit and train 100 new volunteers.

By 2012, we aim to advocate for half of all Jackson County children in the court system.