CASA of Portage County Ohio

CASA of Portage County Ohio Court-appointed special advocate (CASA) volunteers advocate for the best-interests of children who have experienced abuse or neglect. Courtrooms. Foster care.

Whatever their age, children who have experienced abuse or neglect
face a frightening, profound unknown. New
schools. We make sure they don’t face it alone. To make decisions that
affect the rest of a child’s life, judges need to know the child. Our highly trained court appointed special advocate (CASA) volunteers help them do that by getting to know the child at the heart of each case and gathering details to help the judge determine if and when it is safe for the child to return home. Each year, nearly 700,000 children in the United States experience
abuse or neglect, ushering them into the dependency court and foster
care systems. A child in foster care will spend an average of three years
in the system, move three times, and attend nine different schools. All
this chaos and inconsistency has long-term effects. Children and youth
who have spent time in foster care are more likely to face incarceration,
homelessness, and unemployment. They are less likely to graduate high
school and more likely to be trafficked. CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to advocate for children’s best interests. They stay with each case until it is closed and the child is in a safe, permanent home. We serve children from birth through the age defined by state statute as the limit to youth remaining in care. Volunteers work with legal and child welfare professionals, educators and service providers to ensure that judges have all the information they need to make the most well-informed decisions for each child. Our best-interest advocacy is driven by the guiding principle that children grow and develop best with their family of origin, if that can be safely achieved. Most of the children we work with are in foster care, but some are with their family of origin. And, most children who leave foster care do so to return to their family. Learn more:

https://nationalcasagal.org/

https://www.ohiocasa.org/

Yesterday was a lot of fun, thanks to all who stopped by and to our friends at Axess Family Services for allowing us to ...
09/13/2026

Yesterday was a lot of fun, thanks to all who stopped by and to our friends at Axess Family Services for allowing us to set up!! 🤩



Thank you to our friends at Axess Family Services for inviting us to join them today at Grill for Good 2026 - mother nat...
09/12/2026

Thank you to our friends at Axess Family Services for inviting us to join them today at Grill for Good 2026 - mother nature tagged along but we still had a lot of fun!! CASA volunteers and our staff showed up with nothing but smiles!!! 💙

Despite the weather 🌧 we all had a nice time listening to music, dancing in the rain with dinosaurs, and sharing information about our program. 🤩🦕





For more information on our program, visit us online at www.portagecountycasa.org

Thanks for being some of our top engagers and making it on to our weekly engagement list! 🎉 Carrie Smith-Lofton, Marqu...
09/12/2026

Thanks for being some of our top engagers and making it on to our weekly engagement list! 🎉 Carrie Smith-Lofton, Marquice Seward, Mary Ann Beman-Nething

Come on out to Kent for the Annual Grill for Good event happening Saturday, September 12th from 12pm to 7pm hosted by Ax...
09/12/2026

Come on out to Kent for the Annual Grill for Good event happening Saturday, September 12th from 12pm to 7pm hosted by Axess Family Services.

Our team will be there serving up water and pop, find us by the main event stage at Hometown Bank Plaza. We'll be sharing all the GOOD we are doing through the hard work and dedication of our CASA volunteers. Learn how you can make a difference by being the voice for a child in our community!! 💙

👉 Visit us online at www.portagecountycasa.org for more information




Event details:
https://facebook.com/events/s/grill-for-good-2026/1676086214123288/

Today our CASA volunteers and our staff had the pleasure to attend the 4th Annual Summit on Kids conference. The theme...
09/08/2026

Today our CASA volunteers and our staff had the pleasure to attend the 4th Annual Summit on Kids conference. The theme this year was “Bridging Bridges. Creating Belonging” which offered insights into how we can collaboratively approach each family and child served.

Thanks to the following organizations for sponsoring today’s event:
Portage County Job and Family Services
Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County
Coleman Health Services
Children's Advocacy Center of Portage County
Axess Family Services
Portage County Juvenile Court
and CASA of Portage County Ohio

Hello 👋 to our community friends and followers!! We need your help filling our outreach calendar with events or moments ...
08/30/2026

Hello 👋 to our community friends and followers!!

We need your help filling our outreach calendar with events or moments to speak with local groups about our program. If you know of any opportunities that we can share the impact of our CASA volunteer advocates, please contact staff Crystal Shanley at [email protected]

Thank you for you continued support! 💙


It’s Portage County Randolph Fair week!! Stop by the antiques & quilt barn to see our CASA themed booth!! Staff decorat...
08/25/2026

It’s Portage County Randolph Fair week!! Stop by the antiques & quilt barn to see our CASA themed booth!! Staff decorated last week - let’s us know what you think!!

As always, visit us online at www.portagecountycasa.org
to learn more about our program! 💙


We're hiring for an Executive Director at The CASA Executive Director provides strategic and operational leadership fo...
08/19/2026

We're hiring for an Executive Director at

The CASA Executive Director provides strategic and operational leadership for the Court’s CASA Program,
advancing our mission to advocate for the best interests of children involved in the child welfare system. This position is responsible for the day-to-day management and continued growth of our program,
with a primary focus on expanding the availability, quality, and effectiveness of CASA advocacy services.
The Executive Director works collaboratively with Court leadership, staff, volunteers, and community partners to strengthen and expand the CASA Program.

🌟Does this sound like you - someone you know?!🌟
➡️ Learn more & apply online:
https://www.portagecounty-oh.gov/human-resources/pages/job-opportunities

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