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"To give a child a CASA is to give them a voice. To give them a voice is to give them hope, and to give them hope is to give them the world. I believe that with all my heart.”
Pamela, former CASA youth, now an OSU graduate

More than 200 children in Hood River, Wasco, and Sherman Counties are victims of parental abuse and neglect and are living in foster care.

Columbia Gorge CASA recruits, trains, and supervises volunteers who advocate for and mentor these children one-on-one, helping to find safe and permanent homes for them and addressing their educational, healthcare, and other urgent needs. The trained volunteer, called a "CASA” (Court Appointed Special Advocate), is a lifeline for the child at this painful time in his life - a bearer of hope.
We have an urgent need for more volunteer CASAs to serve more children. Currently only 56% of these abused and neglected kids in our community have a CASA assigned to them. With more volunteers, and with more funds to train and support them, this can be different. Be the difference.