CASA, or Court Appointed Special Advocates, is a national organization of volunteer advocates that represent the best interests of children in the court system. King County Family Law CASA is one of my local CASA groups. They act as investigators, representatives and advisers to the court on a range of issues including custody and domestic abuse. This CASA group only has funding to assign a volunteer to only 60% of cases even though really every child in the family court system would benefit from one.
Why does it appeal to me?
I think volunteering as an advocate is about the coolest thing you can do - they have a major impact in improving outcomes for children in custody, abuse and foster care situations. Volunteers do 28 hours of training and spend countless hours interviewing everyone in the child's life in order to make the best recommendation to the court. Basically, they are volunteer social workers and that is amazing.
Want to learn more?
To learn more about King County Family Law CASA, click here. To find a CASA near you, click here.
To donate, click here.
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