Dallas CASA

(COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES)

Who we help
Every year, more than 20,000 Dallas County children are reported abused or neglected. Some of them must be removed from their homes because it isn’t safe for them to remain. Many enter foster care and wait for the complex, often lengthy process in which a judge will determine where they may safely and permanently live. During this time they may move from one temporary home to another, never knowing what will happen next. This is where a CASA volunteer steps in.

What is a CASA Volunteer?
Dallas CASA volunteers are voices for abused and neglected children in court. CASA volunteers are trained and supervised to gather information and make recommendations that help judges decide the best possible outcome for children in foster care.

How we help
CASA volunteers get to the know the children, review records, research information and talk to everyone involved in a child’s life — social workers, attorneys, judges, parents, teachers and family members. The volunteers then make recommendations to the court that help judges decide the best permanent home for the children.

How to Apply: Call for information on volunteering

Support: Contributions, foundations and special events

Services: Supervises and trains community volunteers who are appointed by the courts to monitor and give recommendations to the courts on cases of children who have been abused, neglected, or abandoned and placed in foster care.

Executive Director: Kathleen M. LaValle

Contact:
(214) 827-8961
Fax (214) 827-8973