CASA
of Bastrop receives emergency operating support!
The Meadows Foundation of Dallas Texas
has generously provided CASA a grant of $27,000 to
help our program bridge the gap in funding due to
the Central Texas wildfires and loss of income from
postponing our major fundraising event for 9 months.
Since its inception, The Meadows Foundation has disbursed
in excess of $750 million in grants and direct charitable
expenditures to over 3,000 Texas institutions and
agencies. Grants have been awarded both in large urban
areas and small rural communities and in every Texas
county. The Foundation looks for programs and services
that employ imaginative, innovative ways to solve
community problems through projects leading to organization
self-sufficiency and in capital plans that enable
agencies to flourish.
The Meadows Foundation is among the most recognized
private philanthropies in the country, both for its
grantmaking practices and for its active engagement
in advancing the field of private philanthropy. For
additional information, visit The Meadows Foundation
at http://www.mfi.org/
CASA appreciates the support of The Meadows Foundation
and relies on the generosity of donors to fulfill
our mission of representing the best interest of child
victims of abuse and neglect.
The foster care system can be scary and chaotic for a
child. A Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)®
is often the one caring adult who remains consistent with
a child as he or she journeys through the child protective
system. Become a CASA volunteer. Make a difference in
a child's life. And your own.
It is the mission of CASA of Bastrop County to provide
a trained community volunteer for every abused and neglected
child in our court system. The volunteer speaks for the
right of each child to have a safe, permanent, loving
home. We educate the community on child abuse and neglect,
emphasizing the importance of nurturing, healthy families.
CASA volunteers are everyday citizens
judges appoint to advocate for the safety and well-being
of children who have been removed from their homes due
to parental abuse and neglect. They stand up for these
children and change their lives.
Nationwide CASA volunteers have
helped more than two million children find safe, permanent
homes.
We are CASA of Bastrop, Inc.
Serving Bastrop, Lee and Fayette Counties
Since 1987
