Harford County

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Contact Information

101 South Main Street, Suite 303
Bel Air, MD 21014

Phone: (410) 638-4938
Fax: (410) 420-6740
Web: http://www.casaofharfordcounty.org/

A Message From the Director:

Thanks for stopping by to learn more about CASA of Harford County. CASA is truly an amazing program that operates throughout the country doing great work.  Having worked with children at risk for the entirety of my career in foster care and group homes, I know the system and how it can affect these vulnerable children.  Not until I came to CASA did I finally find a place that really, finally, seemed to make a difference for children.  There is nothing more important to a child than knowing that there are grown-ups out there looking out for you.  So many of these children just don’t feel that level of support.  When we provide a CASA for a child I know that child is in good hands and someone is looking out for their best interests in this sea of confusion that foster care can be.  CASA Volunteers are the most amazing people on the planet to me.  I am blessed to be able to watch the work that they do and to be a part of it.  I hope you look more into CASA and what you can do to help us in some day providing an advocate for every child in care in Harford County.

— Ross DiEdoardo, Director

What Is CASA Of Harford County?

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Harford County began serving children in the foster care system 20 years ago, in 1995 when Judge William O. Carr assembled a team of people to launch this program in Harford County.  We are a non-profit organization that trains community members to act as advocates for children who are involved in the court system due to their being placed in the foster care system.  Our advocates speak up for the children in court to assure that they have the best chance to find a permanent and loving home as quickly as possible. Since its inception, CASA of Harford County has provided advocates for over 800 children.

What Is The Need?

  • Approximately 235 Children are under court protection in Harford County as a result of abuse and neglect.

  • Last year, 121 children were fortunate to have a CASA assigned to their case.

  • Over 100 children were in need of CASA volunteers and didn’t have one.

  • The program is always in need of more volunteers from all walks of life.

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