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Court Appointed Special Advocates® (CASA) are community volunteers, just like you, who stand up and speak out to help children who have been abused and neglected.

Our CASA program belongs to a network of 951 community-based programs that recruit, train and support citizen-volunteers to advocate in juvenile court for the best interests of children who have been abused and neglected

  • Children Served
    Children Served

    4,734

  • Volunteers
    Volunteers

    1,439

  • Volunteer Hours
    Volunteer Hours

    153,386

  • Counties Served
    Counties Served

    60

News Articles

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the Highland Rim in Hickman County is preparing to honor those who have proven exceptional in the work of advocating for abused or neglected children in the court system.

The organization is hosting its annual Champions for Children Award Dinner and Benefit on Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. at Five Star Retreat, located at 8020 Oak Springs Road in Nunnelly.

In honor of 25 years of service to Bedford County and for the community’s support, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) celebrated with a special luncheon on Tuesday at First Baptist Church.

Guest speaker for the CASA luncheon was Lynn Farrar, executive director of the Tennessee CASA Association. Out of 34 years of working as an advocate for Tennessee’s children in nonprofits, Farrar has spent 25 working with CASA.

DeKalb County needs community volunteers to become part of an effort to advocate for and promote the best interests of abused and neglected children in DeKalb County working with the juvenile court system