Program Objective

As a CASA volunteer under the guidance of Northwest Ohio CASA staff, you are helping to fulfill the objective of the Northwest Ohio CASA program to provide advocacy for abused, neglected, and/or dependent children, who are the subject of judicial proceedings, by:

• Conducting an independent investigation concerning each child;
  
• Factually and objectively reporting findings and observations to the court;
  
• Ensuring representation of the child’s best interests in all judicial proceedings and other matters relating to the child;
  
• Monitoring each case until the terms of the court orders have been fulfilled or the case is dismissed or closed. This includes ongoing investigation of all circumstances surroundings each child’s case, collecting relevant historical information about the child, gathering firsthand and current information, reporting findings, making fact-based recommendations to the court regarding short and long-term placement, visitation, and services that will serve the child’s best interests, ensuring that necessary services are received including that Children Services Case Plans are updated promptly, address the needs of the child and family, and that court orders are followed.