I am for the child who's had seven addresses in a single year.  Because she is in foster care. Because her father abused her.  And because her mother couldn't believe her.  I am for her. The child, barely 6, who is bounced from not home to home, but house to house. Who, worse than no longer believing in others, no longer believes in herself.  So I am there for that child. To listen to her. To stand up in Court for her. To speak for her. To champion without compromise for what's in her best interest. Because if I am there for her, I know she will be half as likely to languish in foster care, and that much more likely to find a safe, permanent home.  That is the child I am for. I am a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer. 

I am you.

CASA of Marion County is a non-profit social service agency in Marion County, West Virginia that trains community volunteers to serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for children who are abused and/or neglected and to speak up for these children through the state foster care system and the Circuit Courts of Marion County.  CASA of Marion County also aims to educate the community regarding its responsibility for children who are involved in the court process and to initiate programs to prevent child abuse, child neglect and juvenile delinquency.

CASA of Marion County is a member of the National CASA Association

CASA of Marion County is an agency of the United Way of Marion County