Advocate

Speak up for the best interest of a child

Support

Provide a stable and caring relationship

Inquire

Gather important information

Report

Organize and present details

Recommend

Offer ideas that will improve the situation

Our Mission

To train and support community volunteers who advocate for abused or neglected children placed in foster care, upholding the children’s rights while pursuing a safe and permanent home.

Our Vision

To provide advocacy to all children in foster care, with a diverse group of community volunteers, to help break the cycle of abuse and neglect by influencing systemic change.

Our Values

○ Children’s needs are the top priority and the central focus of decision making.
○ All children deserve to be treated with respect and dignity, and their opinions should be validated.
○ Our priority is to ensure foster children and youth return to a safe, permanent, and loving home.
○ We have a responsibility to educate the community on issues of child maltreatment.
○ We must all take responsibility for the children in our community and strive to end the cycle of abuse and neglect.
○ CASA of Monterey County promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the organization.