You Can Make a Difference in the Life of a Child!

Every year, thousands of children in Texas are removed from their homes because of evidence of abuse and neglect. They are uprooted from the only family they've known, taken out of schools and away from friends. In short, their worlds are turned upside down. Going through the child welfare system is a scary process and no child should do it alone.

What A CASA Volunteer Does

CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to watch over and speak up for abused and neglected children to make sure they don't get lost in the overburdened legal and social service systems or languish in the foster care system. CASA volunteers stay with each child until he or she is placed in a safe, permanent home and the case is closed. For many abused children, their CASA volunteer is the one constant in their lives and often, the one adult who cares only for them.

Matagorda and Wharton CASA offers important leadership and support to local programs in a variety of ways: through training and technical assistance, advocacy and grants and resource development.

How Can You Help?

A new class for volunteers will start soon.  Call the offices for more details.

Staff:

Sandy Hochman--Executive Director

Beryl Southall--Volunteer Coordinator

Offices

Matagorda County

2200 7th Street 2nd Floor

Bay City, TX 77414

979-245-4958

Wharton County

526 N. Fulton

Wharton, TX 77488

979-282-9223