Advocate for a Foster Child!

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) are ordinary citizens, like you, doing extraordinary work.

CASAs are community volunteers who provide one-on-one support and advocacy to children in the juvenile court system. Children in care in Marin County can experience multiple disruptions to their life, including changes to their living situation, their school, and their social workers. CASAs provide consistent adult support to ensure that a child’s individual needs are being met and to advocate for a safe and stable home.  CASAs meet with their young person and their support teams (social workers, attorneys, care providers) and advocate for needed mental health, physical health, and education services. 

Importantly, CASAs have the unique ability to attend the child’s juvenile court hearings and advise the court on the child’s needs, ensuring that critical decisions about the child are made with the most up-to-date and child-focused information. Finally, CASAs provide much needed emotional comfort to young people who are experiencing the impacts of trauma and the isolation of the child welfare system. 

All volunteers must be at least 21 years old and must complete a thorough background screening process and 36 hours of required pre-service training provided by Marin CASA. No specific background or experience is required! 

Marin CASA has an urgent need for volunteers who identify as men, people of color and who are bilingual Spanish speakers.

To learn more about becoming a CASA and to attend an upcoming information session visit our website at:

www.marincasa.org/get-started