CASA Kendall County is a non-profit member organization, which advocates for the best interest of abused and neglected children in the Kendall County court system. We train and support dedicated community volunteers who serve to protect our abused and neglected children’s right to a safe and permanent home.  Simply stated our mission statement is:

We are the Child’s voice in court

History of CASA

 In 1976, Superior Court Judge David Soukup of Seattle became concerned about making decisions regarding abused and neglected children's lives without sufficient information. He conceived the idea of using trained community volunteers, or Court Appointed Special Advocates, to gather information about the children and bring it to court. So successful was this Seattle program that soon judges across the country began utilizing citizen advocates. In 1990, the U.S. Congress encouraged the expansion of CASA with passage of the Victims of Child Abuse Act. Today more than 900 CASA programs are in operation, with 70,000 women and men serving as CASA volunteers. CASA is an acronym for Court Appointed Special Advocate.