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Cobb County CASA seeks volunteers as nearly 500 children wait in foster care
Summary
Cobb County CASA officials say nearly 500 children are in foster care but the local CASA program can serve fewer than half; volunteers typically are assigned two children, meet monthly and report recommendations to the court.
Cobb County CASA is seeking volunteers to serve as court-appointed special advocates for children in foster care across Cobb County, saying nearly 500 children are currently in the system and the program can serve fewer than half of them.
The program’s work is aimed at giving each child a consistent adult advocate who meets monthly with children and contacts families, therapists and teachers before making recommendations to the court. Marie Cruz Garcia, who oversees the Cobb County CASA program,…
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