SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Federal cuts to a child court advocate program will impact parts of western South Dakota. The Department of Justice terminated federal grant money to the National Court ...

Megan Ward, a CASA volunteer sworn in last November, has been selected Ohio CASA’s 2025 Rising Star Volunteer of the Year for representing the best interest of more than half a dozen children.  A ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The Trump administration’s latest cost-cutting measures include taking money away from a national group that advocates for foster children. But those working with affected ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A program that teaches volunteers to advocate for foster children and ensure their interests are represented faces a drop in funding. Last week, the National Court Appointed ...

An advocate is defined as “one who supports or promotes the interests of a cause or group,” according to Merriam Webster. Support of a cause is exactly what Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) ...

BIG COUNTRY, Texas — The Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) organization has expressed a dire need for volunteers in the Big Country. CASA is a program that trains volunteers to advocate for the ...

Rapid City’s Seventh Circuit Court CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program could be severely impacted by the recent announcement that, "Office of Justice programs, which is under the Justice ...

MEDINA, Ohio -- The Children’s Center of Medina County has announced Erin Grohe as the new Program Director of the Court Appointed Special Advocates® of Medina County. The CASA Program recruits, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Johnson and Wyandotte County-area foster care advocacy organization learned the Department of Justice (DOJ) would stop funding a $100,000 grant used toward the children the ...

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - When a child is abused or suspected of being in an unsafe environment, Indiana law requires that the CASA program kicks in. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special ...