{"id":405,"date":"2019-03-18T22:57:52","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T22:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/?page_id=405"},"modified":"2025-11-04T15:06:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T18:06:25","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fluid_container casa-image-gradient hero\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t<source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WebsiteHeroImages_Mobile_ChangeAChildsStory.jpg\">\n\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 769px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ExternalSite_HomePage_HeroImage_CACS-1200x600.jpg\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ExternalSite_HomePage_HeroImage_CACS-1200x600.jpg\" alt=\"Change a Child\u2019s Story\u2122\">\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Change a Child\u2019s Story\u2122<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The National CASA\/GAL Association for Children supports and promotes court-appointed volunteer advocacy for children and youth who have experienced abuse or neglect. 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volunteer can make<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">Alaska CASA stepped in and assigned Kai a CASA volunteer named David.<\/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-difference-a-casa-volunteer-can-make\/\">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\/celebrating-partnership-and-the-power-of-service-a-message-from-our-ceo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/External-blog-hands-heart-450x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-related-posts size-related-posts wp-post-image\" alt=\"Celebrating partnership and the power of service: a message from our CEO\" 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\">10.30.2025<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/celebrating-partnership-and-the-power-of-service-a-message-from-our-ceo\/\">Celebrating partnership and the power of service: a message from our CEO<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">To all our partners\u2014current and future\u2014your collaboration fuels our mission.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link pull-right\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/celebrating-partnership-and-the-power-of-service-a-message-from-our-ceo\/\">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\/partnership-spotlight-an-enduring-legacy-of-service-and-shared-commitment\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kappa-Alpha-Theta-Foundation-National-CASAGAL-logo-450x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-related-posts size-related-posts wp-post-image\" alt=\"Partnership spotlight: an enduring legacy of service and shared commitment\" 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\">10.29.2025<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/partnership-spotlight-an-enduring-legacy-of-service-and-shared-commitment\/\">Partnership spotlight: an enduring legacy of service and shared commitment<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">The partnership between the National CASA\/GAL Association for Children and the Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation began in 1989.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link pull-right\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/partnership-spotlight-an-enduring-legacy-of-service-and-shared-commitment\/\">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\/honoring-kinship-care-strengthening-families-supporting-futures\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/External-Blog-National-Kinship-Care-Month-2025-450x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-related-posts size-related-posts wp-post-image\" alt=\"Honoring kinship care: strengthening families, supporting futures\u00a0\" 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\">09.29.2025<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/honoring-kinship-care-strengthening-families-supporting-futures\/\">Honoring kinship care: strengthening families, supporting futures\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">Kinship care is a lifeline. It offers children the chance to remain connected to their roots, their culture, and their community. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link pull-right\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/honoring-kinship-care-strengthening-families-supporting-futures\/\">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\/national-casa-gal-association-mistakenly-linked-to-immigrant-advocacy-in-media-reports\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/logo-blog-post-450x190.png\" class=\"attachment-related-posts size-related-posts wp-post-image\" alt=\"National CASA\/GAL Association mistakenly linked to immigrant advocacy in media reports\" 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\">08.25.2025<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/national-casa-gal-association-mistakenly-linked-to-immigrant-advocacy-in-media-reports\/\">National CASA\/GAL Association mistakenly linked to immigrant advocacy in media reports<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">Recently several media reports have wrongly identified an organization as \u201cCASA\u201d or \u201cCourt Appointed Special Advocates.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link pull-right\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/national-casa-gal-association-mistakenly-linked-to-immigrant-advocacy-in-media-reports\/\">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\/qa-with-tawanna-brown-advocate-scholar-and-future-casa-volunteer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/External-blog-post-Tawanna-Brown-450x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-related-posts size-related-posts wp-post-image\" alt=\"Q&amp;A with Tawanna Brown: advocate, scholar, and future CASA volunteer\" 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\">03.28.2025<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/qa-with-tawanna-brown-advocate-scholar-and-future-casa-volunteer\/\">Q&amp;A with Tawanna Brown: advocate, scholar, and future CASA volunteer<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">&#8220;CASA has been the most consistent support in my life throughout my time in foster care.&#8221; &#8211;Tawanna Brown<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link pull-right\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/qa-with-tawanna-brown-advocate-scholar-and-future-casa-volunteer\/\">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-gradient title-text-cta\">\n\t\t<picture>\n\t\t<source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/WebsiteHeroImages_Mobile_HomePage_2.jpg\">\n\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 769px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/CASA-SubHero_IMG-06-1200x400.jpg\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/CASA-SubHero_IMG-06-1200x400.jpg\" alt=\"Our Work\">\n\t<\/picture>\n\t<div class=\"info right\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Our Work<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Court Appointed Special Advocate\u00ae (CASA) and guardian ad litem (GAL) volunteers are appointed by judges to advocate for children\u2019s best interests. 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