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STATISTICS

WASHTENAW COUNTY

426 children confirmed victims of abuse or neglect.

252 children in out-of-home care due to abuse or neglect.

As of October, 2007, 30 CASA volunteers are serving 54 children in Washtenaw County.

 

STATE OF MICHIGAN

28,193 confirmed cases of abuse or neglect of children. 

16,982 children in out-of-home care due to abuse or neglect. 

 *2005 statistics, as reported in July, 2007 in the Kids Count Data Book, sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

 

NATIONWIDE

Each day, nearly 58,000 CASA volunteers are advocating for abused and neglected children across the country.  As a result, children's lives are being changed.

  • 95% of children do not languish in long-term foster care.*
  • 90% of children do not re-enter the child welfare system.*

* US Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General, January 2007