Vanderburgh County CASA, Inc

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Vanderburgh County CASA Receives National Certification May 5, 2005 Evansville, IN – The Vanderburgh County CASA of Evansville, IN has just been awarded certification by the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association. This certification recognizes the Vanderburgh County CASA is in compliance with National CASA’s high standards for quality child advocacy. According to Michael Piraino, CEO of the National CASA Association, "The National CASA quality assurance process is very rigorous, and reflects our commitment to ensure every child we serve has the most powerful volunteer advocate working on their behalf. This certification says Vanderburgh County CASA has demonstrated to us a strong capacity to provide excellent services to the abused and neglected children within their community." The Vanderburgh County CASA is a non-profit agency that was started in 1984. CASA has served over 2000 cases during the last 20 years, including 463 children during 2004. CASA has 65 active volunteers that put in over 5200 hours of volunteer work in 2004. There are currently 125 children waiting for an advocate.