Welcome to CASA For Children of Cumberland, Gloucester & Salem (CGS) Counties!
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Congratulations Winter Training Class of 2012!
Vinnie Anderson- Advocate
Tonya Avent- Advocate
Vicky Kernan-Advocate
Sandy Langan- Advocate
Tabitha McCarter- Advocate
Valarie McDuffie- Advocate
Teresa Shafer- Advocate
Rebecca Szpieg- Advocate
George Willis- Board Member
Congratulations & Welcome Aboard
A Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) is a trained community volunteer who is appointed by a judge to advocate for the best interest of an abused or neglected child or sibiling group of children in family court proceedings. The CASA Volunteer gathers information regarding the child’s case, and then attends court proceedings and speaks on behalf of that child. The Advocate makes a recommendation to the judge so that the judge has the information to make a decision about the child’s future. The CASA Volunteer advocates for the child to be placed in a safe, permanent home as quickly as possible.
View our Business External Case Statement to get a glimpse of the dept of our work, view it Here, External Case Statement!
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CASA of CGS is affiliated with both the National CASA Association and CASA of NJ. Each year in New Jersey, some 9,000 children enter the foster care system
due to abuse and neglect. More than 800 of these vulnerable children come from Cumberland, Gloucester, & Salem Counties.
Our Mission:
Every abused and neglected child in Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Counties deserves a safe, permanent, and nurturing home. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Vicinage XV ensures that a court-empowered, independent volunteer is able to voice timely and objective recommendations on behalf of the child.
Our ONLY interest is the child's best interest!
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If you are aware of a child who is the victim of abuse or neglect,
call the New Jersey Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline:
1 - 877 - NJ - ABUSE
"Our most fundamental responsibility as citizens is to love
not only our own children, but other people's as well—
including children we will never meet,
who grow up in situations we'd prefer to ignore."
Paul Loeb
Become A Volunteer Today!
Download and fill out the Volunteer Application and have three references
fill out the Volunteer Reference form to start your process toward becoming a CASA Volunteer Child Advocate.