MARIN COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES

MARIN CASA PROVIDES A VOICE FOR ABUSED, NEGLECTED AND ABANDONED YOUTH IN THE MARIN COUNTY JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM. OUR GOAL IS TO SEE EVERY YOUTH THRIVE IN A SAFE, PERMANENT AND SUPPORTIVE HOME. AS SWORN OFFICERS OF THE COURT, OUR VOLUNTEER ADVOCATES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SAFETY, PERMANENCE AND WELL-BEING OF EVERY MARIN CASA YOUTH. BY BUILDING A CONSISTENT AND SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH YOUTH, MARIN CASA MAKES A DIFFERENCE ONE YOUTH AT A TIME.OUR VOLUNTEERS ADVOCATE FOR THEIR YOUTH'S CRITICAL NEEDS INCLUDING: MEDICAL, DENTAL, MENTAL HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AS WELL AS PERMANENT PLANNING AND PLACEMENT. A CASA VOLUNTEER STAYS WITH THEIR YOUTH UNTIL HIS/HER CASE HAS GONE THROUGH THE ENTIRE COURT PROCESS. CASA VOLUNTEERS UNDERSTAND AND KNOW HOW TO WORK WITHIN THE YOUTH WELFARE AND COURT SYSTEMS TO UPHOLD THE BEST INTERESTS OF YOUTH.