{"id":532,"date":"2019-03-22T18:50:04","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T18:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/?page_id=532"},"modified":"2024-03-07T21:01:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T00:01:32","slug":"advocate-for-legislation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/advocate-for-children\/advocate-for-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocate for Legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\"Advocate\n\t<\/picture>\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t

Advocate for Legislation<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t

Help us make meaningful progress in educating our leaders about the importance of volunteer advocacy for the nation\u2019s most vulnerable children.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\n\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Advocate for Children<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t

The CASA program is a well-established nationwide model<\/h2>\n\t\t

Government support helps enable our programs to screen, train and support volunteers whose best interest advocacy addresses the complex needs of traumatized children.<\/p>\n

For questions about our public policy agenda, please contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\n\t
\"Appropriations<\/div>\t
\n\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t

Appropriations and Budget<\/h2>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t

In the appropriations and budget process, the federal government sets spending for programs receiving federal dollars. We advocate for full funding for the CASA program through the Department of Justice, to the recently passed House-appropriated level of $12.5 million.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\n\t

Key Legislative Priorities<\/h4>\n\t
<\/div>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVictims of Crime Act\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tVOCA funding is a key appropriations area for the CASA\/GAL network, since many programs receive this funding at the state level.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tLearn more<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChild Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tCAPTA is the only federal legislation exclusively dealing with child abuse and neglect.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tLearn more<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tViolence Against Women Act\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tThe CASA program is authorized in VAWA, and our reauthorization level largely determines the limit of our federal appropriation. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tLearn more<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Read More…<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":397,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"casa-template.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-532","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAdvocate for Legislation - National CASA\/GAL Association for Children<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"National CASA\/GAL Association for Children - Advocate for Legislation - The National Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) \/ Guardians ad Litem (GAL) Association for Children, together with state and local member programs, supports and promotes court-appointed volunteer advocacy so every child who has experienced abuse or neglect can be safe, have a permanent home, and the opportunity to thrive.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/advocate-for-children\/advocate-for-legislation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Advocate for Legislation - National CASA\/GAL Association for Children\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"National CASA\/GAL Association for Children - Advocate for Legislation - The National Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) \/ Guardians ad Litem (GAL) Association for Children, together with state and local member programs, supports and promotes court-appointed volunteer advocacy so every child who has experienced abuse or neglect can be safe, have a permanent home, and the opportunity to thrive.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/advocate-for-children\/advocate-for-legislation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"National CASA\/GAL Association for Children\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NationalCASAGAL\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-03-08T00:01:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/casagal_redblue.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"712\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"526\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@NationalCASAGAL\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/advocate-for-children\/advocate-for-legislation\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/advocate-for-children\/advocate-for-legislation\/\",\"name\":\"Advocate for Legislation - National CASA\/GAL Association for Children\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-03-22T18:50:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-03-08T00:01:32+00:00\",\"description\":\"National CASA\/GAL Association for Children - Advocate for Legislation - The National Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) \/ Guardians ad Litem (GAL) Association for Children, together with state and local member programs, supports and promotes court-appointed volunteer advocacy so every child who has experienced abuse or neglect can be safe, have a permanent home, and the opportunity to thrive.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/advocate-for-children\/advocate-for-legislation\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/advocate-for-children\/advocate-for-legislation\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/advocate-for-children\/advocate-for-legislation\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Advocate for Children\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/advocate-for-children\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Advocate for Legislation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/\",\"name\":\"National CASA\/GAL Association for Children\",\"description\":\"Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) \/ Guardians ad Litem (GAL)\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"National CASA\/GAL Association for Children\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/casagal_redblue.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/casagal_redblue.png\",\"width\":712,\"height\":526,\"caption\":\"National CASA\/GAL Association for Children\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NationalCASAGAL\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/NationalCASAGAL\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nationalcasagal\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/national-casa-gal-association\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NationalCASAGALAssociationforChildren\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Advocate for Legislation - National CASA\/GAL Association for Children","description":"National CASA\/GAL Association for Children - Advocate for Legislation - The National Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) \/ Guardians ad Litem (GAL) Association for Children, together with state and local member programs, supports and promotes court-appointed volunteer advocacy so every child who has experienced abuse or neglect can be safe, have a permanent home, and the opportunity to thrive.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/advocate-for-children\/advocate-for-legislation\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Advocate for Legislation - National CASA\/GAL Association for Children","og_description":"National CASA\/GAL Association for Children - Advocate for Legislation - The National Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) \/ Guardians ad Litem (GAL) Association for Children, together with state and local member programs, supports and promotes court-appointed volunteer advocacy so every child who has experienced abuse or neglect can be safe, have a permanent home, and the opportunity to thrive.","og_url":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/advocate-for-children\/advocate-for-legislation\/","og_site_name":"National CASA\/GAL Association for Children","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NationalCASAGAL\/","article_modified_time":"2024-03-08T00:01:32+00:00","og_image":[{"width":712,"height":526,"url":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/casagal_redblue.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@NationalCASAGAL","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/advocate-for-children\/advocate-for-legislation\/","url":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/advocate-for-children\/advocate-for-legislation\/","name":"Advocate for Legislation - National CASA\/GAL Association for Children","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-03-22T18:50:04+00:00","dateModified":"2024-03-08T00:01:32+00:00","description":"National CASA\/GAL Association for Children - Advocate for Legislation - The National Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) \/ Guardians ad Litem (GAL) Association for Children, together with state and local member programs, supports and promotes court-appointed volunteer advocacy so every child who has experienced abuse or neglect can be safe, have a permanent home, and the opportunity to thrive.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/advocate-for-children\/advocate-for-legislation\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/advocate-for-children\/advocate-for-legislation\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/advocate-for-children\/advocate-for-legislation\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Advocate for Children","item":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/advocate-for-children\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Advocate for Legislation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/","name":"National CASA\/GAL Association for Children","description":"Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) \/ Guardians ad Litem (GAL)","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/#organization","name":"National CASA\/GAL Association for Children","url":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/casagal_redblue.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/casagal_redblue.png","width":712,"height":526,"caption":"National CASA\/GAL Association for Children"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NationalCASAGAL\/","https:\/\/x.com\/NationalCASAGAL","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nationalcasagal\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/national-casa-gal-association","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NationalCASAGALAssociationforChildren"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/532\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}