CASA of the Tennessee Heartland provides trained volunteer advocates who serve
as the voice of abused and neglected children in juvenile court in Anderson,
Morgan, Roane, and Scott counties in Eastern Tennessee.
CASA believes that all children have a right to a home with loving people who care for them. Each year in the United States, thousands of children are abused, neglected or abandoned by their families.
It is up to a judge to decide these children's futures: Should they remain with parents, be placed in foster care or with relatives, or should they be adopted?
In these cases, many children become victims a second time – lost in an overburdened child welfare system. Social agency caseworkers may have over forty cases at one time. Large caseloads make it impossible to give each child's case thorough attention. Often, a child remains in foster care for months or even years.
This is where CASA comes in.
CASA volunteers are Court-Appointed Special Advocates for children. These trained community volunteers are appointed by the judge to speak up for abused and neglected children in court.
The CASA volunteers' small caseload allows them to provide detailed information on a child's case and ensures that the child's best interests are represented in court.
For more information, please visit the following web sites:
CASA believes that all children have a right to a home with loving people who care for them. Each year in the United States, thousands of children are abused, neglected or abandoned by their families.
It is up to a judge to decide these children's futures: Should they remain with parents, be placed in foster care or with relatives, or should they be adopted?
In these cases, many children become victims a second time – lost in an overburdened child welfare system. Social agency caseworkers may have over forty cases at one time. Large caseloads make it impossible to give each child's case thorough attention. Often, a child remains in foster care for months or even years.
This is where CASA comes in.
CASA volunteers are Court-Appointed Special Advocates for children. These trained community volunteers are appointed by the judge to speak up for abused and neglected children in court.
The CASA volunteers' small caseload allows them to provide detailed information on a child's case and ensures that the child's best interests are represented in court.
For more information, please visit the following web sites: