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  "You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a Merry-Go-Round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always wave back."   
   
   
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-William Tammeus,  Kansas City Star

 

  Welcome to CASA's newsroom for the media.  We appreciate your help in publicizing our need for volunteers and supporters.  Increasing public awareness of CASA and pertinent foster care issues will help us achieve our mission.    
   
   

  Capital Area CASA Association in the News
  • The Case for CASA: The Advocate takes a look at the impact Capital Area CASA has on the judicial proceedings for our community's abused and neglected children

  • Jewelers for Children awarded a $7,000 grant to Capital Area CASA Association to assist us in our advocacy for abused and neglected children. Local jewelers participating in the grant were Classic Jewelers, Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry and Patton's Fine Jewelry.
  • Junior League is funding emergency PAL (Preparing for Adult Living) stipends for teens turning 18 and leaving the foster care system in our area.
 
 
       
   

 
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