CASA of Bastrop

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) improves the lives of abused and neglected children in Bastrop, Fayette & Lee Counties by providing CASA trained volunteers to advocate on their behalf until they are placed in safe, nurturing and permanent homes. We live in communities where every abused and neglected child removed from their home has a tra... ined CASA Volunteer until they secure a safe and permanent home. CASA is part of a national volunteer movement that began in 1977 when Judge David Soukup in Seattle decided he needed to know more about the children whose lives were in his hands. His solution was to ask community volunteers to act as a voice in court for abused and neglected children. These Court Appointed Special Advocate® (CASAs) provided him with the detailed information he needed to safeguard the childrens best interests. The program was so successful that it was copied around the nation. CASA of Bastrop, Fayette & Lee Counties is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. CASA of Bastrop, Fayette & Lee Counties is a member of the National and Texas CASA Associations. Ready to Speak up for a Child? Contact us today and make a difference in a child's life. "To give a child a CASA is to give them a voice. To give them a voice is to give them hope. And to give them hope is to give them the world. I believe that with all my heart."Read More