Trained and supervised CASA Volunteers advocate in court for the best interests of abused or neglected children.

According to the NJ Administrative Office of the Courts, nearly 13,000 children in New Jersey lived in out-of-home placement in FY11. These children were removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect and live in foster care, group homes, and residential or treatment facilities throughout the State.


In New Jersey, over 1,800 eligible Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers, work within a network of local, county-based CASA Programs to ensure that these children, who are victims of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse, or outright abandonment, have a voice in court proceedings that impact their future. CASA volunteers advocate for these children, making sure that they are safe, that they get the services they need, and that they are placed in a nurturing, permanent home as quickly, and with as few moves as possible.


CASA of New Jersey provides integral support to this statewide network of county-based CASA Programs and their efforts to ensure that every child has a caring environment in which to grow and thrive -- because every child deserves to call someplace home.

Please look around our website to learn more about the important work of CASA within New Jersey.