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There are more than 9,200 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. The good news is that there is help for these children.
In New Jersey, over 1,400 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 is pleased to provide 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.
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Thursday, July 02, 2009
