WHAT WE ACCOMPLISH
Safety
In 1997, the Adoption and Safe Families Act established three national goals for children in foster care: safety, permanency, and well-being, with safety being of paramount concern for all child welfare services….
A Forever Home
Child development experts know that in order for a child to grow up as a healthy, functioning and productive member of society, a permanent home and family is key, which is why one of the three goals established by…
Well-Being
The CASA is often the sole consistent adult anchor in the child’s life—and an adult who is not paid to care about her—and remains at the child’s side to ensure that she receives the services that she needs and deserves…
OUR MILESTONES
4249
Children Served
1012
All Volunteers
313
New Volunteers
Since July 1, 2018
CASA/LA’s vision is a Los Angeles in which every child in the child welfare system has an advocate and the opportunity to thrive.
UPCOMING EVENTS
RECENT STORIES
On an otherwise ordinary afternoon in 2011, a woman in a quiet suburb of Los Angeles heard some extraordinary noises coming from outside her home. As she reached her bedroom…
When Linda Mokler was assigned as the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for two girls in foster care about six months ago, she had one urgent mandate: to find out…
At first, he wouldn’t talk to her. He might nod or shake his head, but he used no words. So it was a measure of the relationship they had built…
