There is a desperate call for volunteer help in the suburbs, as CASA Kane County seeks out “CASAs,” or court appointed special advocates.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyVolunteers act as child advocates. They are trained and supervised, then a judge appoints them to cases where they work in the best interest of children in abuse, neglect, and probate court.
"Parents have attorneys, DCFS is there for the whole family, we’re only there for the kids. Our job is to make sure we know what’s going on with them, and to inform the court of what we see," said Ljung."Our reports have impacts on the judge’s decision." The need for CASAs is growing fast. Cases more than doubled over the past five years, from just over 300 in 2019 to nearly 700 in 2023."We saw post-pandemic, a lot of domestic violence and substance use. Children were back in school, so it was being reported," said Laura Sanders, the director of advocate supervision for CASA Kane County."Our volunteers are our boots on the ground.
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