Agency Details:

Lucas County CASA

Mission
The mission of the Lucas County Court Appointed Special Advocate / Guardian ad Litem (CASA / GAL) Program is to serve the best interests of abused and neglected children in the juvenile court system. We provide quality volunteer advocacy for children to ensure each child a safe, nurturing, and permanent home.

Description:
Overview
Lucas County CASA - Court Appointed Special Advocates - is a non-profit organization of volunteers who work for the juvenile court judges to help abused and neglected children find safe and permanent homes. The Lucas County CASA Program, one of the oldest and most respected of the nearly 1000 CASA programs nationwide, has operated in Lucas County since 1980.

CASA volunteers are everyday citizens who are trained to investigate and monitor child abuse cases. CASA volunteers work for the juvenile court judges and are sworn officers of the court. CASA's mission is to advocate so that child victims do not get lost in the system and find safe, permanent homes.

Approximately 4,000 allegations of child abuse and neglect are investigated annually in Lucas County. CASA volunteers work with about 1000 children each year.

Contact people:

Carol Martin, Executive Director, (phone), (email) Judy Leb, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Address:

1801 Spielbush Av. Toledo, OH 43624 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.casakids.net

Last updated on August 19, 2009