About Us

CASA OF WASHTENAW COUNTY (MICHIGAN)

The Washtenaw County CASA program serves as a model of government and nonprofit collaboration, and draws from the strengths of each sector to support the children who are in very unfortunate circumstances. Founded in 1987, this program demonstrates how the public and private sectors can work together on behalf of neglected and abused children.

Our address:
Friends of CASA
Washtenaw County Trial Court - Juvenile Division
101 East Huron Street
PO Box 8645
Ann Arbor, MI 48107

AREAS WE SERVE

Cities Townships
Townships Townships
Ann Arbor Ann Arbor Lima Pittsfield
Chelsea Augusta Lodi Salem
Milan Bridgewater Lyndon Saline
Saline Dexter Manchester Scio
Ypsilanti Freedom Northfield Sharon

Villages Townships

Barton Hills Superior

Dexter Sylvan

Manchester Webster

York

Ypsilanti

TRIAL COURT RESPONSIBILITIES
Assign children to CASA volunteers
Supervise CASA volunteers with paid CASA Coordinators (1:30 ratio of Coordinators to CASA volunteers)
Recruit and train CASA volunteers
Facilitate interaction with other public agencies such as the Department of Human Services.

CASA VOLUNTEERS

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) are volunteers who work on behalf of children removed from their homes because of neglect or abuse.

CASA volunteers are sworn officers of the court, and conduct their advocacy duties within the boundaries of a court order.

A CASA is assigned one child or sibling set and devotes three or more hours per week to research and contact with foster parents, case workers, lawyers, therapists, and teachers. They conduct visits with the children and creates reports for the overseeing judge.
LEARN MORE

To learn more about CASA programs outside of Washtenaw County, please click on the following links below:

National CASA Program

State of Michigan Child Services