CASA of Parker County advocates for the best interest of abused and neglected children in the court system through trained community volunteers. We dedicate our resources to recruiting, training and supporting citizen volunteers in order to provide quality advocacy to as many children as we can.
Each year hundreds of children in Parker County, Texas become wards of the juvinile court system because they have been victims of abuse and neglect. While many of these children remain at home while efforts are made to provide safety, others are placed in foster or other substitute care placements. Due to complex home situations and limited resources, some children can spend years in foster care until they are reunited with their birth families or placed into an adoptive home. Texas' child welfare system can only devote so much time and attention to each individual case. That's where CASA and maybe you come in.
Court Appointed Special Advocates are ordinary men and women from all walks of life, education levels and ethnic backgrounds who volunteer to serve as an advocate to a child or sibling group. Each volunteer commits to approximately 20 or more hours per month over a 1 to 1 1/2 year period of service. As a result of training and regular program supervision, CASA's bring objectivity, competence, tenacity and consistent advocacy into an overloaded child welfare system.
When a CASA volunteer is court-appointed to a case he or she is responsible for gathering information and coordinating as many elements as possible in order to secure each child a safe, permanent home as quickly as possible. CASA's visit children regularly, review records, interview parents and relatives, consult with teachers, neighbors and foster care providers and work closely with community service providers. They advocate for the children and families to gain access to needed support and services. They also appear in court to advocate on behalf of the child's needs and best interests.
CASA's are an essential part of the court process that remind everyone involved, from parents and case workers to attorneys and judges, that at the heart of each case is a child who deserves a safe, permanent and loving place to call home.

See the National CASA website to find out more about how we began & our goals as a nation! Or check out the Texas CASA site to see what’s going on around your neighborhood!