Every day, abused and neglected children in our community are taken from their homes and placed into temporary foster care because their parents cannot – or will not – take care of them. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteers work to help these children find safe, permanent homes where they can thrive. Each volunteer advocate is specially trained to be a powerful voice for these children’s best interests. They are ordinary people who do extraordinary things for some of our community’s most vulnerable children.

For more information about becoming a CASA volunteer with the Sedgwick County CASA Program Contact Us.

CASA History
Concerned over making decisions about abused and neglected children’s lives without sufficient information, a Seattle judge conceived the idea of using trained community volunteers to speak for the best interests of these children in court. So successful was this Seattle program that soon judges across the country began utilizing citizen advocates. In 1990, the U.S. Congress encouraged the expansion of CASA with passage of the Victims of Child Abuse Act.

The Sedgwick County CASA program was the 15th program to be established in the nation and the 1st to be implemented in the state. Today more than 900 CASA programs are in operation, with 62,000 women and men serving as CASA volunteers. CASA is an acronym for Court Appointed Special Advocate.

As a Court Appointed Special Advocate program, the Roots & Wings, Inc. Board of Directors decided five years ago to more closely align itself with its National CASA Association affilition. Currently, Roots & Wings, Inc. is doing business as CASA of Sedwick County.

To read more about the history of the CASA Program and to learn more about being a CASA volunteer, visit National CASA Association.
 

CASA of Sedgwick County
807 N. Waco, Suite 23
Wichita KS 67203
phone: 316-866-2920   |   fax: 316-866-2923