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About CASA


What We Provide:

• Education and Training for our CASA/GAL Volunteers
• Supervision and Case Management of CASA/GAL Volunteers
• Transitioning Youth Initiative and Resources for Children
• Scholarship Opportunities for CASA/GAL Volunteers & Staff
• Operational Sustainability

Standards and Quality Assurance

CASA Kane County is proud to be an accredited organization of the National CASA Association. The standards developed by the National CASA Association ensure that our program:

• Respects and protects the children it serves
• Utilizes established policies and procedures necessary for effective
  management
• Manages its financial affairs prudently and is committed to the principal of
  public disclosure
• Continually evaluates its services and operations

National CASA Movement - How it all began

In 1976, Superior Court Judge David Soukup of Seattle, WA, saw a recurring problem in his courtroom:

    "In criminal and civil cases, even though there were always many different points of view, you walked out of the courthouse at the end of the day and you said, "I've done my best; I can live with this decision.' But when you're involved with a child, Read More


What Guides Us

Mission:

CASA Kane County is a nonprofit, volunteer organization that advocates for the best interests of abused and neglected children within the Juvenile Court system.
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Strategic Plan

CASA Kane County completed its three year strategic plan in 2011 with input from the Board of Directors, Chairman’s Advisory Panel and CASA staff, and our CASA/GAL volunteers.  Our strategic planning process and implementation reflects external and internal objectives and goals that are intended to maintain and enhance a comprehensive and integrated mission-focused organization.
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Financial Reporting

CASA Kane County is grateful for the individuals, organizations, corporations and foundations who have generously supported our child advocacy program. These donations allow us to train and case manage our volunteers as well as provide ongoing education to all active CASA/GALs. Thank you to all of our donors for making a difference in the lives of abused and neglected children.

IRS Form 990 - 2010
Annual Audit - 2010
Annual Report - 2010




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Kane County Courthouse - 100 S. Third St., Suite 460 - Geneva, IL 60134
Privacy Practices

CASA Kane County Privacy Practices

CASA Kane County has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this website.

Our site's registration form requires users to give us contact information (like their name and email address). We use donor information from the registration form to send the user our electronic newsletter and other information about CASA Kane County. THe donor's contact information is also used to contact the visitor when necessary. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below.

CASA Kane County is the owner of the information collected on this website. We will not sell, disseminate, disclose, trade, transmit, share, lease or rent any personally identifiable information to any third party not specifically authorized by you to receive your information except as we have disclosed to you in the Privacy Policy. Only CASA Kane County staff and certain technical contractors are allowed to access the areas on the computer system in which we store our lists. Lists are accessed only for the purpose of distributing newsletters, event notifications, or other professional communications that help us accomplish our mission as a nonprofit organization.

If you send CASA Kane County questions about our website content or any areas of operation, we may forward your request for information to parties who would be able to assist you, or we may respond to you with that information in kind. You may at any time request us not to do so, and we will comply with that request, except as we are required by legal regulations or a court order to do so.

This site contains links to other sites. www.casakanecounty.org and CASA Kane County are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.

Our site uses donation forms from donors to support our program. We collect the donor's contact information (like their email address). Contact information from the order form is used to send acknowledgements/donation receipt letters and information about CASA Kane County to our donors. The donor's contact information is also used to get in touch with them when necessary. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below. Credit Card information that is collected is used to charge the user donations. It is never divulged to any outside party.

Security
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. All donations are processed through PayPal on a secure server. If you directly Email us, we suggest that you send two Emails and break your credit card number in two. Send half the number in one Email and the other half plus the expiration date in the other Email.

Children
Se do not provide content on our website intended to attract or encourage the participation of children. We do not directly solicit or encourage information from persons under the age of 18.

Choice/Opt-Out and Change/Modify
This site gives users the following options for removing their information from our database to not receive future communications.

You can send email to sharonm@casakanecounty.org or send mail to the following postal address:
CASA Kane County
100 S. Third Street, Suite 460
Geneva, IL 60134

Anti-Spam Policy
We do not send emails to people that do not have a relationship with our organization. This relationship can start in the following ways:
The person:

  • Opted in to one of our email lists through www.casakanecounty.org
  • Serves as an active volunteer with CASA Kane County
  • Made a donation to our program
  • Purchased a ticket for one of our events
  • Entered a drawing or contest either online or in-person at a live event

Your Responsibility
Should you become aware of a breach of our Privacy Policy, or should you suspect a breach at any time, please contact us immediately so that we can respond to your concerns directly.

Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact:
CASA Kane County
100 S. Third Street, Suite 460
Geneva, IL 60134
630-232-4484

CASA Kane County reserves the right to change this policy whenever deemed necessary without prior notification. Should changes be made, they will be posted on this Privacy Policy with the date of revision.

Revised: May 20, 2009

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