CASA Lake County

CASA Lake County mission is to promote and protect the best interest of children who have been abused or neglected, by training volunteers to advocate for them in courts, in schools and in our community to help them find safe, permanent and loving homes.

CASA Lake County was established in 1993 with the help of Judge Margaret Mullen as a 501(c)(3) non-profit social service agency governed by local board of directors. In 1994 our first class of volunteers was trained and sworn-in to serve the children in our community. In the time since that first class, CASA Lake County has grown to include a staff of 17 full and part-time employees supporting 270 CASA Volunteers who serve nearly 600 children in the child welfare system of Lake County each year.

Judges appoint CASA Lake County volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children, helping these children gain safe, permanent homes as quickly as possible. CASA exists so that abused and neglected children in protective care have the chance to become successful adults. With the help of caring advocates, the cycle of abuse and neglect will be broken.