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CASA: Together We Make a Difference
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Ohio CASA 10122nd Annual Celebrate Kids!
ConferenceWednesday, September 28, 2016
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Doug StephensExecutive Director
Ohio CASA/GAL Association614-224-2272
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• Federal Government
• National CASA
• States
• Ohio County CASA Programs
• CASA Volunteers
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• Federal Government– SPCC, 1874
Mary Ellen Wilson
– CAPTA, 1974Funding
– AACWA, 1980Foster care drift
– ASFA, 1997
– Best interest of the child• US Senator Mike DeWine
(currently Ohio attorney general)
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• National CASA
– Seattle, Judge David Soukup, 1977
– NCJFCJ: “CASA”
– NCASAA 1982
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• States– Consists of 951 local and state programs
– In 49 states
– 76,327 volunteers
– Nearly 6 million hours
– Saving taxpayers around $290 million dollars
– 27,921 new volunteers annually
– Served 251,165 children in 2014
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CSB caseworker = safety
CASA volunteer/GAL = best interest
Attorney = legal advice/child’s wishes
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In Ohio, and across the nation, programs are structured one of three ways:
• Court based
• Non-profit
• Court based with a non-profit arm
All programs comply with NCASAA standards.
In Ohio, they also comply with Supreme Court of Ohio Sup. R. 48.
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The Ohio CASA/GAL Association
• Established in 1993 by members - for members.
• 501(3)(c) non-profit.
• Receives no state GRF funding.
• Funded by license plate sales, grants, and donations.
• Supports all local programs.
• Works with state stakeholders.
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• Ohio County CASA Programs
– Lucas County CASA Program, 1980• 1st in Ohio, 3rd in nation
– Summit 1981• 2nd in Ohio
– Senate Bill 89, 1988ORC Section 2151.281 (J)(1)
• CASA preference
– House Bill 484 1997: “ASFA Ohio”
– AG DeWine Expansion Project, 2013 - 2017• 50/3,000/10,000
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The Ohio CASA/Guardian Ad Litem network:
• 39 programs
• Serving 47 of the 88 counties
• 13 of largest 15; 8 of the smallest
• Six multi-county programs
• 2 umbrella program, 14 CB, 11NP, 12 CB/CP
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• Ohio CASA Volunteers
– 122,006 hours donated to serve children in 2015
– 2,011 volunteers across Ohio’s counties are:
84% female
64% college graduate
36% employed full time
84% Caucasian
54% over 50-years-old
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1 staff
30 volunteers
90 children served
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CASA of Ohio – Our Children
8,110 children served
Our CASA children are: 52% male
64% living below the federal poverty level
34% African American
3,455 under the age of 6 (45%)
851 over the age of 15 (11%)
*Data for 2015
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• Research
• Report
• Facilitate
• Advocate
• Monitor
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Research shows that abused and neglected children who are served by a CASA volunteer are more likely to:
Be placed in a safe and permanent home
Receive more services
Spend less time in foster care
Experience fewer changes in placement
Do better in school
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Questions?
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Ohio CASA 101
Doug StephensExecutive Director
Ohio CASA/GAL Association614-224-2272
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THANK YOU!