To provide trained community volunteers to advocate for the best interest of those children who come to the attention of Family Court as a result of abuse and/or neglect.
To ensure that every child who that is placed into the custody of our local Department of Social Services, due to abuse and/or neglect, is able to have a trained and qualified CASA volunteer assigned to their case that will advocate on behalf of their best interests in family court and ensure that they are placed in a safe, permanent home.
Once a volunteer has received throughout training and been sworn in by our local Family Court Judge, they are assigned to their very own case. The CASA meets and talks to parents, foster parents, teachers, principals, social workers, counselors, case workers, the child's attorney, medical professionals and anyone else who may have relevant information on the well-being of the child(ren). The CASA then gathers all factual information and writes a report to the court approximately every 60 days which is seen by all parties involved in the case, including the Judge. With more information in hand, the Judge can make the best informed decision as possible as to what should happen next in the lives of the children involved.
| (585) 815-7809 | |
| director@geneseecountycasa.org | |
| Ashley Greene | |
| Executive Director | |
| www.geneseecountycasa.org |
