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CASA of Cuyahoga County asks council for help recruiting volunteers and funding to serve hundreds of children
Summary
Casa of Cuyahoga County told the juvenile justice subcommittee it has about 83 active volunteers and five staff, is serving 875 children with a goal of 1,000, and estimates roughly 1,500 children could benefit from advocacy; the group requested recruitment help and sustainable funding.
Nikita Stang, the community outreach and recruitment coordinator for CASA of Cuyahoga County, asked the subcommittee for help recruiting volunteers and funding to expand the program’s capacity. “CASAs are everyday people,” Stang said, describing volunteers as teachers, parents, servers and retirees who provide focused case advocacy for court‑involved children.
Stang and program director Hannah Wilshire told the committee CASA is a relatively small program locally — about five…
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