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COURT
APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES
 CASAs
are trained volunteers who represent children in
cases of abuse and neglect in the District of Columbia
Family Court System. They represent one family at
a time, with approximately 1-3 children ranging
in age from birth to 18 years. CASAs gather information
about each child’s situation, submit reports
to the court, make recommendations in the best interest
of the child and provide the court with valuable
insight into the child’s life.
Approximately 2,500 cases of abuse
and neglect are currently in the DC court system.
1,500 new abuse and neglect cases are brought before
the Family Court in the District of Columbia every
year. Our goal is to recruit and train an advocate
to serve every one of the abused and neglected children
in DC. We have recruited dozens of volunteers already,
but thousands of other children need help. Please
help us to help them by volunteering or by making
a tax deductible contribution.
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The Four Year Old Parent
| When a
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Born to a teenage mother whose hopes and dream
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His first look at the world was through a
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He sought to find what his mother was unable
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