Media Kit

CASA is an acronym for Court Appointed Special Advocates.

• CASA is a 501( c) 3 nonprofit organization and depends on community
donations to support the loca l program.

• There are more than 900 CASA programs in operation across the
United States, with more than 62,000 men and women serving as
volunteers .

• There are 650 children in San Luis Obispo County receiving county
services due to their abuse or neglect.

• There are over 450 children under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court
in San Luis Obispo County due to abuse and neglect .

• More than 180 abused or neglected children in San Luis Obispo County
have their own CASA volunteer to advocate for their unique needs and
to speak for them in court.

• More than a 150 concerned community members serve as CASA
volunteers

• The goal of a CASA volunteer is to help every abused or neglected
child they work with find or return to a safe, permanent home and give
them hope for a better life.

• CASA volunteers receive training from legal, child development and
welfare professionals, and have advocate supervisors to advise them
on all aspects of their cases.

• CASA volunteers are responsible for reviewing records, researching,
and talking to everyone involved with their child, including social
workers, attorneys, judges, parents, teachers, family members and
most importantly, the children themselves.

• CASA of San Luis Obispo County is an equal opportunity organization
and believes that embracing diversity and inclusiveness strengthens
the status of children and their families and is vital to the
organization’s vision, mission and development initiatives.