What is a CASA?

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Wise and Jack Counties assists family courts by providing trained volunteers who advocate on behalf of abused and neglected children by making recommendations for safe and permanent homes. We are a volunteer-powered agency where children’s lives are changed every day.

Every year, many Wise and Jack County children are removed from their parents and placed in foster care due to abuse and/or neglect. Child Protective Services (CPS) has gained legal custody of these children, and has approximately one year to either reunite them with family, or place them up for adoption. These children are at risk for falling through the cracks of an overburdened child welfare system. CASA of Wise and Jack Counties provides caring, unbiased volunteers who take a stand for the children on the case they represent.

CASA of Wise and Jack Counties is part of a nationwide organization of Court Appointed Special Advocates with 920 chapters and 70,000 volunteers in 50 states. CASA of Wise and Jack Counties is accredited my both National CASA and Texas CASA.