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 "Most children in my court are not delinquents. They’re little kids – Victims of abuse or neglect. They need your help and so do I. I need to understand them and what brings them to my court. CASAs- Court Appointed Special Advocates help me do exactly that. If you’re not afraid of commitment and want a unique opportunity to help, please volunteer."
 Concerned over making decisions about
abused and neglected children's lives without sufficient information, a Seattle
judge, David Soukup, conceived the idea of using trained community volunteers
to speak for the best interests of these children in court.
So successful was this Seattle program that soon judges across the country began utilizing citizen advocates.
Today nearly 900 CASA programs are in operation, with 62,000 volunteers serving as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs). Iowa CASA is a program of the State of Iowa Child Advocacy Board.
The Iowa Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program commissions trained community volunteers to serve as an effective voice in court for abused and neglected children, strengthening efforts to ensure that each
child is living in a safe, permanent and nurturing home.
The local coordinator is:
Suzan McKiness
Email: (Change the AT to @)
220 N. Washington
Mason City, Iowa 50401
Ph: (641) 421-3080 or Toll Free 866-295-5262
Fax: (641) 421-3134
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CSA Volunteers Make a Lifelong Difference for a Child.
For more detailed information about CASA visit the
link below.
National CASA
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