Research suggests that children who have been assigned CASA volunteers tend to spend less time within the foster care system than those who do not have a CASA volunteer. Children with a CASA volunteer are substantially less likely to spend time in long-term foster care, defined as more than three years in care: 13.3% for CASA cases versus 27.0% of all children in foster care. Judges have also observed that children assigned to a CASA also have significantly better chances of finding permanent homes than children not assigned to a CASA. 

Last updated on May 12, 2011 by CASA Administrator