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Stanislaus County CHILDREN we have SERVED from January 1, 2023 thru August 31, 2023
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Stanislaus County CHILDREN currently waiting for a CASA (as of September 1, 2023)
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Volunteer Hours our Advocates Donated to Our Program from January 1, 2023 through August 31, 2023
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Dollar Value of those Hours (as determined by the State of California)
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Court Appointed Special Advocates
of Stanislaus County
The mission of CASA is to ensure a safe, permanent and nurturing home for every abused and/or neglected child in Stanislaus County by providing a highly-trained volunteer to advocate for them within the dependency court system.
The goal of CASA volunteer advocates is to prevent abused, neglected and abandoned children from becoming lost in the foster care system by providing individual and high quality advocacy to the foster children we serve.
The goal of CASA volunteer advocates is to prevent abused, neglected and abandoned children from becoming lost in the foster care system by providing individual and high quality advocacy to the foster children we serve.
The video above was created by one of the youth we serve.
We appreciate the fact that he wanted to create this video for our program.
We appreciate the fact that he wanted to create this video for our program.
The Need for CASA
Each day in California, approximately 70 children who have been abused or neglected join the state’s population of nearly 60,000 children in foster care. These children were abused or neglected and then removed from their families and the place they called home. Sadly, many can become a victim a second time in an overwhelmed child welfare system that does not allow for close attention to each child and their needs or wants.
Children are the passive recipients of decisions made on their behalf by powerful adults. A CASA volunteer is appointed by a judge to advocate for a child’s best interest in court. Our goal is to make a positive and long lasting difference in each child's life. |
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The CASA's Role
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Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) are trained community volunteers who are appointed to speak for the abused and neglected children in the Juvenile Superior Court of Stanislaus County. They are sworn officers of the Court under the supervision of the CASA Executive Director and Case Managers, who work alongside attorneys and social workers. An advocate is a caring adult who works for the best interest of a child and reports those interests to the court.
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Thank you to the TICKET to DREAM Foundation for their consistent and generous support.
Established as a 501(c)(3) in 2008, Ticket to Dream is dedicated to providing hope and opportunity for foster children across the nation, so they can just be kids. They believe it starts with joining forces with businesses and local communities to ensure foster youth of all ages have the school supplies, holiday gifts, properly fitting clothing and shoes that all children need to thrive.
They are proud to provide and fund enriching life experiences like a trip to the zoo, joining the soccer team, music lessons, help in school, tickets to fun events, even reuniting with a sibling at summer camp. We know these experiences teach important life skills, create normalcy, friendships and bring joy to childhood.
They help create opportunity by funding aging out programs that increase graduation rates, provide housing, access to laptops and teach employment/life skills aimed to prepare foster youth for adulthood and reduce the rate of homelessness as they leave care.
Established as a 501(c)(3) in 2008, Ticket to Dream is dedicated to providing hope and opportunity for foster children across the nation, so they can just be kids. They believe it starts with joining forces with businesses and local communities to ensure foster youth of all ages have the school supplies, holiday gifts, properly fitting clothing and shoes that all children need to thrive.
They are proud to provide and fund enriching life experiences like a trip to the zoo, joining the soccer team, music lessons, help in school, tickets to fun events, even reuniting with a sibling at summer camp. We know these experiences teach important life skills, create normalcy, friendships and bring joy to childhood.
They help create opportunity by funding aging out programs that increase graduation rates, provide housing, access to laptops and teach employment/life skills aimed to prepare foster youth for adulthood and reduce the rate of homelessness as they leave care.
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