FY24-FY26 Strategic Plan

California CASA’s three-year strategic plan creates a path forward shaped by three priorities:

Continue to support and expand the core CASA model.

Only 17% of children in California currently have the support of a CASA volunteer, but our vision is to ensure that every child who needs a CASA will have one. This remains a critical focus as long as there are children in foster care who need this advocacy.

Expand our scope of advocacy to recruit, train, and supervise CASAs to serve youth in the juvenile justice system.

Based on the positive results of a multi-year research study of the impact of CASAs on youth in the juvenile justice system, this is a major policy shift: to broaden the California CASA Mission and Vision beyond the core model of serving children and youth in foster care to also encompass youth in the juvenile justice court system.

Advocate for systemic change within the child welfare system.

Expand California CASA’s presence in Sacramento and harness the invaluable information CASA volunteers, local programs, and CASA youth have to advocate for systemic change related to racism and disproportionality, the Family First Prevention Services Act, and for more funding to support youth in foster care.