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Heartland CASA

Court Appointed Special Advocates for children in Macon County, Illinois

Heartland CASA advocates for the best interest of abused and neglected children who are in the custody of the state of Illinois and under the protection of the Macon and DeWitt County courts.

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Advocate

Stacey’s advocacy has been especially helpful to foster teens with trauma. 

Report

CASA volunteer Ada Owens is truly committed to working her cases with the ultimate goal of submitting timely, accurate, fact-based reports to the juvenile advocacy judge every six months. 

Learn

Longtime CASA advocate Mike Heger uses his desire to continue learning in order to advocate for his CASA kiddos with the most informed approach. 

Educate

No worries…our CASA staff provides each volunteer with all the child welfare education he/she needs in order to advocate successfully for their assigned foster children.

What We Accomplish

Safety

When a CASA advocate is assigned to a foster child’s case, he or she offers a sense of security for that child.  No matter the changes in living placement, no matter how long the child’s case remains in the court’s care, CASA will stay assigned, visiting the child regularly, rebuilding a sense of trust in adults, offering support to the child and both set of parents (biological and foster) in the form of resources for the child, and reporting back to the Juvenile Advocacy judge on concerns, successes, and ultimate recommendations for the child’s best interest. Read more

Stability

On average, an abused and neglected child in Macon County remains in foster care for just under 2 years.  CASA is diligent to ensure the best fit with an assignment of a volunteer to a foster child’s life.   We pair the volunteer’s strengths with the child’s needs to create a long-lasting relationship. Read more

Success

The goal of CASA, the Juvenile Advocacy judge, the GAL, and case-working agencies is to reunify the child with his or her biological parents.  We know that the best place for children is with their biological parents; however, not in the same type of home that they were removed from, but in a rehabilitated home. Read more

Over 300 children in Macon County need an advocate.

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Website development funded by Illinois CASA through a subaward grant from the DCFS line item.

The National CASA/GAL Association for Children supports a network of 939 state CASA/GAL organizations and local CASA/GAL programs operated in 49 states (including Heartland CASA).

Heartland CASA has a portion of local programming funded by a grant from the United Way of Decatur & Mid-Illinois.

Community Foundation of Macon County

Heartland CASA has a portion of local programming funded by a grant from The Community Foundation of Macon County.