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Judge David Soukup sees recurring courtroom issue
Seattle Judge Davd Soukup saw a recurring problem in the courtroom with a lack of long-term support and welfare for each child in juvenile court.
Soukup obtained funding to recruit and train community volunteers to stand on the behalf of children in the courtroom. -
CASA program implemented
The Seattle CASA program was implemented as a pilot program and wasn't much longer after until it spread across the United States.
The program provided 110 trained CASA volunteers for 498 children in 376 dependency cases. -
Reagan presents award
President Ronald Reagan presented the National CASA Association with the President's Volunteer Action Award for "outstanding volunteer contribution, demonstrating accomplishment through voluntary action." -
CASA volunteers appear in courtroom
The use of CASA volunteers to work with attorneys to speak for abused and neglected chidlren in court was officially endorsed by the American Bar Association, the country's largest professional organization of attorneys. -
CASA receives recognition, modifications
CASA was named the "Outstanding Volunteer Program" in America's family and juvenile courts by the national Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
The U.S. Congress authorized the expansion of CASA with the passage of the "Victims of Child Abuse Act. -
CASA receives recognition
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the U.S. Department of Justice named CASA an "Exemplary National Program in Juvenile Justic Prevention." -
Founder Soukup is honored
Founder of CASA David Soukup was recognized with an award from the Caring Institute of Washington, D.C. Congress initiated funding of a grants program to expand CASA representation of abused and neglected children. -
CASA makes a difference
The National CASA Association helped the millionth child since it first started in 1977. -
CASA Today
Since it's introduction, the CASA program has expanded to all United States. National CASA passes grant funding to state and local agencies. The funding has constituted more than $125 million since 1993.
