CASA Kane County relied on 264 trained volunteers to represent 556 children in Juvenile and Probate Courts last year. These children range in age from newborns to 21-year-olds ready to live independently. All of these children and young adults relied on their CASA/GAL volunteer to make certain that their goals of safety and permanency were achieved. To view a printable color flyer, please Click Here.

2012 Service Statistics

556 children served
264 active CASA/GAL volunteers
43 new CASA/GAL volunteers trained
21,267 volunteer hours contributed
(Equates to 10 full time GAL attorneys)

Program Outcomes

99.9% of children served did not experience a recurrence of abuse or neglect.
93% of children served remained with one consistent CASA/GAL volunteer for the entire year.
100% of children who came into abuse/neglect and probate courts were appointed a CASA/GAL volunteer.

Child Demographics

Town of Origin		Age		Gender		Ethnicity
Aurora	45%	Birth-5	37%	Female	50%	African American	33%
Elgin	25%	6 to 11	29%	Male	50%	Caucasian	33%
Carpentersville	8%	12 to 17	28%			Hispanic/Latino	22%
St. Charles	4%	18 +	6%			Bi-Racial	9%
South Elgin	3%					Multi-Racial	2%
North Aurora	2%					Asian American	1%
Batavia	1%
Dundee	1%
Elburn	1%
Geneva	1%
Other	9%

Communities Served

Aurora	Elgin	Montgomery	South Elgin
Batavia	Geneva	Mooseheart	Sugar Grove
Burlington	Gilberts	North Aurora	Valley View
Campton Hills	Hampshire	Pingree Grove	Virgil
Carpentersville	Kaneville	Plato Center	Wasco
East Dundee	Lily Lake	St. Charles	Wayne
Elburn	Maple Park	Sleepy Hollow	West Dundee