Boone County CASA

Our mission is to provide specially trained community volunteers to advocate for the best interest of abused, neglected and dependent children in Boone & Gallatin County Family Court. Our ultimate goal is to assure that each child has a safe, permanent home. In 1977, a Seattle juvenile court judge was concerned that making drastic decisions with in... sufficient information conceived the idea of citizen volunteers speaking up for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the courtroom. That first CASA program has grown a network of more than 950 CASA and guardian ad litem programs that are recruiting, training and supporting volunteers in 49 states and the District of Columbia. Boone County CASA began in 1991, under the umbrella of Human Services, which funded and administered the program for two years. When the affiliation with Human Services ended in June 1993, four active CASA volunteers formed a board, incorporated and began the search for funding to keep the program alive. There were no paid staff and the program had 35 cases. Today there are 35 CASA volunteers, 3 paid staff members. In 2019 Boone County CASA expanded services into Gallatin County. CASA serves over 160 children each year. Boone County CASA provides specially trained community volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in family court. Our ultimate goal is to assure that every child has a safe and permanent home. What Information Do We Collect? When you visit our website you may provide us with two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on an individual basis and website use information collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our website. Personal Information You Choose to Provide We may request that you voluntarily supply us with personal information, including your email address, postal address, home or work telephone number and other personal information for such purposes as correspondence, placing an order, requesting an estimate, or ...Read More