Our Mission
CASA of Southeast MS recruits, trains, screens, supervises, and supports compassionate, qualified, community volunteers to advocate for the best interest of abused and/or neglected children and youth in the youth court system, in order to create positive, permanent outcomes.
Every year 500,000+ abused and neglected children are in need of safe permanent homes.
Too many spend years moving from one temporary home to another. They have no family to call their own. They are more likely than other children to face homelessness, unemployment, even prison as adults.
That’s where CASA steps in.
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) was created in 1977 to make sure the abuse and neglect these children suffered at home does not continue as abuse and neglect at the hands of the system.
We need you!
As trained advocates, CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to be a voice for these children in court. The result is they are placed into safe, loving homes where they can thrive.
How you can help
Advocate
Become a CASA volunteer CASA of Southeast MS serves George, Jackson and Green County. We have a special need for men and people of color volunteers.
Donate
If you can’t give your time please consider giving financially. Every dollar goes toward helping children get to a safe and permanent home.
Get Involved
There are many ways to support our mission even if you can’t volunteer or donate regularly.
“To give a child a CASA volunteer is to give them a voice. To give them a voice is to give them hope, and to give them hope is to give them the world.”
Pamela Butler, Former Foster Child
News & Events
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We’ve Earned GuideStar’s Highest Seal of Transparency
The Platinum Seal of Transparency is the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, the world’s largest source of nonprofit information. By sharing metrics that highlight the progress we are making toward our mission, we’re helping you, our donors, our partners, and the community we serve, directly see the impact all of time, assistance and…
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Continuing Education Opportunities
May Continuing Education Opportunity Brittany Triplett, the advocate for Adrienne’s House in Pascagoula, will do a presentation about this local domestic violence program which offers 24 hours/day, 7 days/week temporary emergency shelter; individual counseling for adults and children; group counseling for residential and nonresidential clients; case management; legal/court advocacy; and civil legal services. Come and…
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New CASA Staff: Karen Horn
A huge CASA of Southeast Mississippi welcome to the program’s newest team member, Karen Horn, who came on board in early April in the role of Training Coordinator. Karen has been a resident of Ocean Springs for most of her life. She received her bachelor’s degree from Mississippi University for Women with a degree in…
