Focus on Youth CASA asks Patrick County for funding as caseloads increase
Summary
Focus on Youth CASA executive director Carrie Walker told supervisors the program has seen a 250% increase in children served in recent years and requested Patrick County consider funding; she said volunteers carry only two cases each and the program helps relieve burdens on social services.
Carrie Walker, executive director of Focus on Youth CASA, told the board that CASA’s coverage includes Patrick County within the 21st Judicial District and that the organization has not historically received county funding. She reported a 250% increase in children served from FY21 to FY25, that in FY24 CASA served 75 children, and that Virginia estimates it costs about $2,800 to serve one child per year.
"We had a 250% increase in the number of children that we serve," Walker said, describing volunteers who carry two cases and help social workers by collecting records and making court recommendations. She asked the board to consider a funding request and said staff would provide an application and contact information for the budget process; she indicated CASA expected to serve at least 14 children this fiscal year to date.
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