{"id":1968,"date":"2020-05-05T11:45:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T18:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/?page_id=1968"},"modified":"2025-01-16T17:13:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T20:13:24","slug":"covid-19","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/news-events\/covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fluid_container casa-image-gradient title-text\">\n\t\t<picture>\n\t\t<source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/WebsiteHeroImages_Mobile_COVID19.jpg\">\n\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 769px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/COVID19Page_HeroImage-1200x400.jpg\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/COVID19Page_HeroImage-1200x400.jpg\" alt=\"Standing with Children and Families During COVID-19\">\n\t<\/picture>\n\t<div class=\"info right\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Standing with Children and Families During COVID-19<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>When everything is uncertain, a trusted adult who listens, checks in, follows up and holds the system accountable makes all the difference.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"fluid_container casa-text-only top\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"subtitle\">News &amp; Events<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Advocating effectively during a pandemic<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p>While its impact is universal, there is widespread evidence to show that the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting the most vulnerable among us the hardest. For children who have experienced abuse or neglect or for those who are at-risk of maltreatment, social isolation and economic uncertainty brought on by COVID-19 has turned things upside down\u2014support networks disrupted, critically important services suspended and foster homes in short supply.<\/p>\n<p>During COVID-19, CASA and GAL volunteer advocacy has meant everything from delivering groceries, dropping off home cooked meals, putting on graduation, adoption, birthday or \u201chang in there\u201d car parades, answering questions about school or court or next steps on the case, reading stories over Facetime, participating in remote hearings and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"fluid_container casa-icon-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<i class=\"fal fa-hands-usd\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Take Action<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t<p>Help children and families thrive in the wake of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<span id=\"icon-cta-previous-btn\" class=\"cta-previous-next-btns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/give.nationalcasagal.org\/give\/207486\/#!\/donation\/checkout\" target=\"_self\">Donate Now<\/a>\n\t\t<span id=\"icon-cta-next-btn\" class=\"cta-previous-next-btns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"fluid_container full-width casa-stats-cards\">\n\t<h4 class=\"title\"><\/h4>\n\t<div class=\"text\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"casa-stats-card columns_3\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"fal fa-envelope-open-dollar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\">MORE THAN<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"stat\">$300,000 in emergency funds<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\tgranted to the CASA\/GAL network\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"casa-stats-card columns_3\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"fal fa-chalkboard-teacher\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\">NEARLY<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"stat\">16,000 staff and volunteers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\ttrained during the pandemic\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"casa-stats-card columns_3\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"fal fa-chart-line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\">INCREASE OF<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"stat\">800 percent<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\tin training participants per session since March 2020\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"fluid_container casa-text-only middle\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\"><\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p>For more details around our impact during the pandemic, download our\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/casagal_covid-19_impactreport\/\">COVID-19 impact report<\/a> <\/strong>(<span class=\"TextRun SCXO160312919 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO160312919 BCX0\">March 2020 &#8211; August 2021)<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"real3dflipbook\" id=\"7_693153620a888\" style=\"position:absolute;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"fluid_container casa-text-only middle\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\"><\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p>Thanks to the generous support of our funding partners, we are providing new trainings for staff and volunteers, emergency funding to programs and distance learning tools for program staff and volunteers to help them advocate effectively for children and families under changing circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>As we work to return to a sense of normalcy, National CASA\/GAL is committed to supporting our programs and volunteers so they can continue to advocate for what the 201,000 children and families we serve need most\u2014mental health care, housing, food, technology, educational resources and more. We know that stress, uncertainty and social isolation are not healthy for children at risk of maltreatment. While early data show that the most severe cases of abuse and neglect are still reported, when the dust settles, we anticipate more children may need a caring, consistent adult by their side to help them navigate the system\u2014not to mention the thousands of children we have not previously had the capacity to serve.<\/p>\n<p>National CASA\/GAL is working to drive volunteer recruitment, support our highest need programs on the ground as they work to serve their communities emerging from this crisis and ramping up our training efforts so our programs and volunteers can provide effective, trauma-informed advocacy for children and families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"fluid_container casa-icon-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<i class=\"fal fa-hand-heart\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t<h2 class=\"title\"><\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t<h1>Help us make sure every child has a lifeline during COVID-19.<\/h1>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<span id=\"icon-cta-previous-btn\" class=\"cta-previous-next-btns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/give.nationalcasagal.org\/give\/207486\/#!\/donation\/checkout\" target=\"_self\">donate now<\/a>\n\t\t<span id=\"icon-cta-next-btn\" class=\"cta-previous-next-btns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"casa-featured-posts\">\n\t\t<article class=\"related\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">More on our work and COVID-19<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#' id='PREV' class='bxPrev'><i class=\"far fa-chevron-circle-left\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#' id='NEXT' class='bxNext'><i class=\"far fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t<div class=\"slick-container slick-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slick-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/state-and-local-casa-programs-coordinate-with-health-departments-to-help-casa-volunteers-receive-vaccinations\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CASAMatters_032021_VaccineImage-450x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-related-posts size-related-posts wp-post-image\" alt=\"State and local CASA programs coordinate with health departments to help CASA volunteers receive vaccinations\" loading=\"eager\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">03.26.2021<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/state-and-local-casa-programs-coordinate-with-health-departments-to-help-casa-volunteers-receive-vaccinations\/\">State and local CASA programs coordinate with health departments to help CASA volunteers receive vaccinations<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">During the COVID-19 pandemic, CASA and GAL volunteers remained committed to advocating for children who have experienced abuse or neglect, while adhering to CDC social distancing guidelines.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link pull-right\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/state-and-local-casa-programs-coordinate-with-health-departments-to-help-casa-volunteers-receive-vaccinations\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/the-loss-of-a-young-advocate-dedicated-to-service\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Horizontal-Lance-Sue-and-DJay-450x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-related-posts size-related-posts wp-post-image\" alt=\"The loss of a young advocate dedicated to service\" loading=\"eager\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">05.20.2020<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/the-loss-of-a-young-advocate-dedicated-to-service\/\">The loss of a young advocate dedicated to service<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">\u201cI\u2019m all about youth getting every opportunity that\u2019s afforded to them, because that\u2019s what they\u2019re supposed to get. If they\u2019re not, it means that something has to change.\u201d &#8211;Dosha \u201cDJay\u201d Joi<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link pull-right\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/the-loss-of-a-young-advocate-dedicated-to-service\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/five-ways-casa-gal-programs-keep-volunteers-engaged-during-the-pandemic\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PortalBlogImages_EngagingVolunteers-450x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-related-posts size-related-posts wp-post-image\" alt=\"Five ways CASA\/GAL programs keep volunteers engaged during the pandemic\" loading=\"eager\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">04.29.2020<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/five-ways-casa-gal-programs-keep-volunteers-engaged-during-the-pandemic\/\">Five ways CASA\/GAL programs keep volunteers engaged during the pandemic<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">Volunteers are the lifeblood of CASA and GAL programs. Together, state and local programs serve 271,800 children each year.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link pull-right\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/five-ways-casa-gal-programs-keep-volunteers-engaged-during-the-pandemic\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/casa-nyc-shows-up-for-children-in-foster-care\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/casa-nyc-thumbnail-450x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-related-posts size-related-posts wp-post-image\" alt=\"CASA-NYC shows up for children in foster care\" loading=\"eager\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">05.07.2020<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/casa-nyc-shows-up-for-children-in-foster-care\/\">CASA-NYC shows up for children in foster care<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link pull-right\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/casa-nyc-shows-up-for-children-in-foster-care\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/maintaining-connections-with-children-during-the-pandemic-opportunity-to-share-stories-about-casa-gal-volunteers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/COVID19Page_SocialDistanceAdvocacy-450x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-related-posts size-related-posts wp-post-image\" alt=\"Maintaining connections with children during the pandemic; Opportunity to share stories about CASA\/GAL volunteers\" loading=\"eager\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">04.28.2020<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/maintaining-connections-with-children-during-the-pandemic-opportunity-to-share-stories-about-casa-gal-volunteers\/\">Maintain connections with children during COVID-19<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">CASA\/GAL program staff and volunteers are endlessly creative and are going to great lengths to find ways to stay connected with the children they serve.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link pull-right\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/maintaining-connections-with-children-during-the-pandemic-opportunity-to-share-stories-about-casa-gal-volunteers\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/medical-and-legal-experts-share-covid-19-vaccination-considerations-for-casa-gal-volunteers-and-staff\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Vaccine-webinar-450x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-related-posts size-related-posts wp-post-image\" alt=\"Medical and legal experts share COVID-19 vaccination considerations for CASA\/GAL volunteers and staff\" loading=\"eager\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">05.20.2021<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/medical-and-legal-experts-share-covid-19-vaccination-considerations-for-casa-gal-volunteers-and-staff\/\">Medical and legal experts share COVID-19 vaccination considerations for CASA\/GAL volunteers and staff<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">National CASA\/GAL provides ongoing training and support to our network during the pandemic.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link pull-right\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/medical-and-legal-experts-share-covid-19-vaccination-considerations-for-casa-gal-volunteers-and-staff\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"fluid_container casa-image-solid-text left\">\n\t<div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MissionValues-1200x800.jpg');\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MissionValues-1200x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape size-landscape\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MissionValues-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MissionValues-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MissionValues-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MissionValues-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MissionValues.jpg 1330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t<i class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t<div class=\"textblock\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\"><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe current situation with COVID-19 has only given us energy to do this work. It hasn\u2019t stopped us, and it has pushed us to use our imagination to create more opportunities to show the children how special they are.\u201d \u2013 Louise, CASA Volunteer, Clark County CASA (Vancouver, WA)<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"fluid_container casa-text-only self\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\"><\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"text\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/news-events\/covid-19\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":779,"parent":147,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"casa-template.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1968","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>COVID-19<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Standing with Children and Families During COVID-19. 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