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A CHILD'S VOICE
December, 2014
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Thank You for Supporting
CASA Lake County on #GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving to launch the holiday season and to inspire action Our goal was to raise awareness and move toward our vision of providing every abused and neglected child in our community a trained CASA volunteer advocate.
Together, we raised enough to provide more children with a CASA of their own this year!
Sincere thanks to those who participated and gave this past Tuesday. You helped move us even closer to supporting every child in need!
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If you weren't able to participate in #GivingTuesday, please consider making your end of year gift to CASA today.
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CASA Thanks Two Special Donors This Holiday Season
First time, donors, the Sacks Family Foundation chose to help protect five children in the coming year with their gift of support. And this gift gets even bigger and better - because, as a new donor, a portion of this gift will be matched by an anonymous donor.
CASA is also the grateful recipient of a grant from the foundation of Lake Forest-based pharmaceutical company Hospira. Over the past eight years, Hospira Foundation and their employees have granted and gifted CASA over $30,000 in support of our advocacy
efforts for children.
Thank you to our new friends Sacks Family Foundation, and our faithful friends, Hospira Foundation, for helping us keep children safe yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
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Newest CASA Volunteer Advocates Sworn In
CASA Lake County is proud to present the most recent class of new volunteers. The volunteers were sworn into the court in November. We thank them - and all our advocates - for being the voice for hundreds of abused and neglected children each year.
Click here to learn more about how to become a
CASA Volunteer Advocate.
 | | Left to Right: Cassie Brooks (Evanston), Kathleen Ferrarell (Glenview), Chalwa van der Bogert (Deerfield), Judge Ceckowski, Gloria Moreno (Lake Villa), Renee Smith (Hawthorn Woods), Carolyn Buchholz (Mundelein), Not shown: Gina Keefe (Wilmette) |
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CASA Lake County by the Numbers
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Instances of reported abuse and neglect in Lake County
(per IL DCFS)
1,800
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Total children served by CASA in FY14
544 __________________ CASA Volunteer Advocates
317 __________________ New volunteers trained and sworn-in 63 ___________________ Children entered the court system this year and received a CASA volunteer
109 ___________________ Children returned to permanent, safe homes with the help of CASA
130 ___________________ Former "CASA children" who returned to court due to recurrent abuse/neglect
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Please consider making an end of year donation to CASA today.
Your gift will help protect an abused or neglected child in our community.
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From our family to yours, we wish you all a happy holiday season!
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Giving Made Easy
It's easier than ever to give to CASA this year, check out these two online giving options - and turn your shopping cart into the gift of protection for a child.
iGive.com - It's an online shopping mall where a portion of your purchase directly benefits a charity of your choice. From now until the end of the year, new donors who sign up with iGive will receive an additional $5 donation for the charity of their choice. Stop by iGive.com for more info.
Amazon Smile - A portion of all purchases made through Amazon, the online shop ping website, will be donated to a charity of your choice - CASA Lake County! Simply check out Amazon Smile for details.
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Thank You to our "Corporations For CASA"
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CASA is central to fulfilling society's most fundamental obligation by making sure a qualified, compassionate adult will fight for and protect a child's right to be safe, to be treated with dignity and respect, and to learn and grow in the security of a loving family.
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Stay Connected With
CASA Lake County
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CASA Lake County
700 Forest Edge Dr.
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
P) 847.383.6260
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