Piedmont CASA

Piedmont CASA has a 29-year history of providing well-trained and effective court advocates for abused and neglected children. Since 1995, the program has trained more than 800 men and women in our community who have advocated for over 2,500 children. The text of the Virginia CASA statute leaves it to the courts’ discretion whether or not to refer children to the CASA program, but in practice local judges find the program so valuable that they request a Piedmont CASA Advocate for every new child who enters their court with an underlying allegation of abuse and neglect. During the 2024 fiscal year, 92 Piedmont CASA Advocates served 191 children and youth.

Piedmont CASA incorporates trauma-informed, resilience-based practices and responses into every aspect of our work. CASA Advocates are prepared to actively promote appropriate interventions for our boys and girls. These approaches are generally relationship-based, and focus on healing and supporting the child-parent relationship. Staff and Advocates are able to assist the court and child welfare system in ensuring safety, appropriate placement, and the services necessary to ensure physical health, mental health, and educational stability.

Piedmont CASA is on a mission to champion and restore children and youth whose lives have been compromised by abuse and neglect.

Website: pcasa.org