History of CASA
In 1976, Superior Court Judge David Soukup of Seattle became concerned about making decisions regarding abused and neglected children's lives without sufficient information. He conceived the idea of using trained community volunteers, or Court Appointed Special Advocates, to gather information about the children and bring it to court. So successful was this Seattle program that soon judges across the country began utilizing citizen advocates. In 1990, the U.S. Congress encouraged the expansion of CASA with passage of the Victims of Child Abuse Act.
The mission of CASA of Vermilion County is to advocate for abused and neglected children within the Juvenile Court System, by training and managing volunteers to represent those children's best interest to the Court.
CASA of Vermilion County ** 101 W North St., Danville, IL 61832 ** copywrite 2007