Speak up for a child®
Trained and supervised CASA Volunteers advocate in court for the best interests of abused or neglected children.
There are nearly 9,000 children in New Jersey currently living in out-of-home placement because they were removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect. These children live in foster care, group homes, and residential or treatment facilities throughout the State.
In New Jersey, over 1,200 active 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.
Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Jersey, Inc. is an IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit and a registered charity with the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs.
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If you suspect a child is being abused or neglected contact
New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services
1-877-NJ-ABUSE (1-877-652-2873)