{"id":3971,"date":"2022-03-25T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/?p=3971"},"modified":"2022-03-29T18:11:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:11:38","slug":"edna-mcconnell-clark-foundation-the-catalyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/edna-mcconnell-clark-foundation-the-catalyst\/","title":{"rendered":"Edna McConnell Clark Foundation: the catalyst"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fluid_container casa-text-only self\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"subtitle\">March 25, 2022<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Edna McConnell Clark Foundation: the catalyst<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p><strong>NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/emcf-logo.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SEATTLE, Washington \u2013 This year, as we mark 40 years of National CASA\/GAL, we are proud to celebrate the donors, funders and partners whose investments have allowed us to help grow the impact of the CASA\/GAL network exponentially over four decades. Each month this year we will highlight a donor or funder, in our <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/stay-connected\/\">CASA Matters newsletter<\/a> and on our website, whose generosity and enthusiastic support has moved our mission forward since 1982.<\/p>\n<p>New York-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emcf.org\/\">Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (EMCF)<\/a> is at the center of National CASA\/GAL\u2019s founding story. When National CASA\/GAL was established, there were already 88 CASA and GAL programs across the country, with the first program originating in King County, Washington in 1977. In July 1980, EMCF funded a gathering of CASA and GAL program leaders in Chicago. At the meeting, program directors agreed on the need for national standards, a uniform role description for CASA and GAL volunteers and a mechanism for data collection and evaluation, laying the groundwork for a national organization.<\/p>\n<p>With a grant from EMCF and together with <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/80th-Anniversary-Article.pdf\">our long-term partner, the National Council on Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ)<\/a>, the first annual CASA\/GAL conference was held in Reno, Nevada in April 1982. CASA and GAL program representatives from 25 states and DC participated in the formation of National CASA\/GAL to be the unified voice for CASA and GAL programs serving children and families across the country.<\/p>\n<p>For many years, EMCF was instrumental in the development of many foundational elements of the CASA\/GAL program, including the model itself, training and standards. For CASA and GAL programs just starting out, EMCF-funded materials were go-to resources.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, EMCF incubated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluemeridian.org\/\">Blue Meridian Partners<\/a>, a collaborative philanthropic investment vehicle that oversees a portfolio of transformative grants to scale organizations working to lift children and families out of poverty. As it transitions operations to Blue Meridian, EMCF leaves a legacy of impact on our organization and so many others working to serve children and families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York-based Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (EMCF) is at the center of National CASA\/GAL\u2019s founding story.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/edna-mcconnell-clark-foundation-the-catalyst\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-40-years-of-impact","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 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