Who speaks for this child?

All children have a right to a safe home with loving people to care for them. But each year in Texas, thousands of children are abused, neglected, or abandoned by their families.

It is up to a judge to decide their future. Should they remain in foster care? Be reunited with parents? Or be adopted?

Many times, these children become victims a second time - lost in an overburdened child juvenile court system that cannot pay close attention to each child whose life is in it's hands.

Volunteering as a Court Appointed Special Advocate is one of the most important things, any determined and compassionate adult can do to help an abused child.

There is no other volunteer opportunity like it, and there are 50 children waiting right now for a CASA.

Mary, five years old, is alone in a new home, because her parents hurt her.  She loves her Mom and Dad, and she wants to go home.  She hurts and she's scared, but everything is so new -- she doesn't have her teddy bear, she doesn't even have two pairs of pants, she left in such a hurry with people who told her she was going to be safe.

Mary needs to be safe.  She needs her teddy bear, her clothes, and Mary needs you.

AACASA was started in 1994 & right now serves abused & neglected children in 7 counties:

•Armstrong

•Briscoe

•Carson

•Hutchison

•Potter

•Randall

•Swisher

*In 2005 there were 1,479 confirmed victims of child abuse in the 7 counties that CASA serves.

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