CASA of the Coastal Bend

The mission of CASA is to recruit, train and supervise court-appointed volunteer Advocates who provide constancy for abused and neglected children and youth while advocating for services and placement in safe and permanent homes. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) began in 1977 when a judge in Seattle decided he needed to know more about the children whose lives were in his hands. He started using community volunteers regular citizens as a voice in court for abused and neglected children. These advocates provided him with the detailed information he needed to safeguard the childrens best interests and ensure that they were placed in safe, permanent homes as quickly as possible. The program was so successful that it was copied around the nation. The first CASA program established in Texas was Dallas CASA in 1980. Today, the CASA movement has evolved into one of the largest volunteer organizations in the country. In Texas, there are 72 local CASA programs with ne...