CASA OF LOS ANGELES
201 CENTRE PLAZA DRIVE NO 1100, MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754 www.casala.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: OUR MISSION IS TO MOBILIZE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE AND NEGLECT. OUR VISION IS A LOS ANGELES WHERE EVERY CHILD IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM HAS AN ADVOCATE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE.

TO MOBILIZE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

CASA OF LOS ANGELES SEEKS TO REDUCE AND REVERSE THE EFFECTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, WITH ULTIMATE GOALS OF SAFETY, PERMANENCY AND WELL-BEING FOR CHILDREN IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. THIS YEAR, NEARLY 1,092 VOLUNTEER COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASAS) SERVED 1,294 CHILDREN WITH LONG-TERM, ONE-ON-ONE ADVOCACY BY LEARNING ABOUT THEIR LIVING SITUATIONS, IDENTIFYING NEEDS, AND PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COURT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD. CASA VOLUNTEERS HELP CHILDREN FIND SAFE, PERMANENT HOMES, ENCOURAGE FAMILY VISITATION, AND SUPPORT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL, MENTAL HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. VOLUNTEERS ALSO PROVIDE DAY OF COURT ADVOCACY FOR ALMOST 2,035 CHILDREN IN THE COURT'S SHELTER CARE PROGRAM. THE AGGREGATE VALUE OF SERVICES RENDERED BY CASA VOLUNTEERS THIS YEAR WAS $3.5M.

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