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CASA: The National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association

About CASA

A Seattle judge was concerned over making decisions about abused and neglected children's lives without enough information, and so came up with the idea of using trained community volunteers to speak for the best interests of these kids in court. The program was so successful that soon judges all across the country began using citizen advocates. In 1990, the U.S. Congress encouraged the expansion of CASA when it passed the Victims of Child Abuse Act. Now, more than 900 CASA programs are in operation.

Volunteer! Be a Court Appointed Special Advocate for a child.

For more information, call 1-800-628-3233
Or write to: The National CASA Association
100 W. Harrison Street
North Tower, Suite 500
Seattle, Washington 98119

Or visit the web site: www.NationalCasa.org

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