Local Nonprofit Receives National Grant to Bolster Program

Riverdale– February 7, 2020 – Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)/Prince George’s County has been awarded a $7,568 Professional Development Grant from the National Court Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian ad Litem (CASA/GAL) Association for Children. Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)/Prince George’s County recruits, trains and supports volunteers who advocate for the best interests of children who have experienced abuse or neglect.

The grant will pay for coursework and other costs leaders would otherwise incur to develop staff’s skills to better serve children who have a CASA volunteer.

“We are so grateful for this grant which will build the leadership and volunteer management skills of our staff,” said Ann Marie Binsner, Executive Director of CASA/Prince George’s County.

There are 950 CASA/GAL programs nationwide, including 45 state offices. The federal grant funds distributed through National CASA/GAL are provided by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, US Department of Justice, as authorized under the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990. In 2018, National CASA/GAL was awarded nearly $10 million in federal grants.

About Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)/Prince George’s County, Inc.
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)/ Prince George's County, Inc. is a volunteer-based organization that partners with the juvenile court to improve the lives of abused and neglected children living in foster care. With a strong commitment to diversity, CASA trains and supervises volunteers from the community who advocate for the best interest of children, recognizing and respecting each child's individual needs. By providing a voice to children in the foster care system, it is our goal to promote the timely placement of the children we serve in safe, permanent homes.

For more information call 301-209-0491 or go to www.pgcasa.org.