When children are legally removed from their homes for their safety, they may face uncertainty regarding where they will live, custody battles, where to attend school and more. Texas CASA works with volunteers in 74 local programs across the state, training them to become trusted adults and a source of stability in each child\u2019s life as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA). <\/p>\n
As a CASA, a volunteer advocates for the child\u2019s safety and well-being. They get to know the child and their family or caretakers as well as teachers, coaches, and anyone who is an important part of the child\u2019s life. The CASA represents the child\u2019s best interests in communicating with attorneys, social workers and judges. <\/p>\n
Local CASA Programs<\/p>\n
Programs around Houston include the following organizations:<\/p>\n
How You Can Help<\/p>\n
Learn more about how to volunteer as a CASA at www.becomeacasa.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n Monetary donations can be made to Texas CASA<\/a> or to any of their local programs. Some local programs have Amazon wish lists and fundraising events, allowing individuals and corporate groups to give at a variety of levels. <\/p>\n April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month<\/p>\n Child Advocates of Fort Bend shares some of the signs of child abuse and neglect<\/a> on their website. The page also includes resources for children, parents and teachers. <\/p>\n To learn more about how to report abuse, visit the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services<\/a> website or call 1-800-252-5400. In any emergency situation, call 9-1-1. <\/p>\n Texas CASA is dedicated to raising awareness around child abuse and neglect all month long. Find ideas on how you can help raise awareness here. <\/a> Friday, April 10 is Go Blue Day. Texans are encouraged to wear blue that day to show their support for ending child abuse and neglect. <\/p>\n KPRC 2 and our partners at Energy Transfer<\/a> and Houston Christian University<\/a> are proud to feature Texas CASA in our KPRC 2 Community April spotlight. <\/p>\n Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When children are legally removed from their homes for their safety, they may face uncertainty regarding where they…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":231485,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[61,89552,17294,56,89551,58,57,89550,78947,89553],"class_list":{"0":"post-231484","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-charity","9":"tag-child-advocates","10":"tag-energy-transfer","11":"tag-houston","12":"tag-houston-christian-university","13":"tag-houston-headlines","14":"tag-houston-news","15":"tag-kprc-2-community","16":"tag-national-child-abuse-prevention-month","17":"tag-texas-casa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231484\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}