CASA INC

COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES:- NATURALIZATION: CASA OPERATED COMPREHENSIVE CITIZENSHIP PROMOTION PROGRAMS IN MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, GEORGIA, AND PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH INCLUDE CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION, MENTORING AND INTERVIEW PREPARATION, APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, AND POST-NATURALIZATION SUPPORT. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL CREDIT UNIONS, CASA ALSO AIDED MEMBERS IN ACQUIRING LOANS AND OTHER FINANCIAL PRODUCTS SO THEY MAY AFFORD THE CORRESPONDING APPLICATION FEES.- FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE: CASA PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, AND WORKSHOPS ON FINANCIAL PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: LITERACY TOPICS. CASA ALSO PROVIDED DRIVER'S (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)LICENSE EDUCATION AND INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE CLINICS.- LEGAL SERVICES: CASA PROVIDED "KNOW YOUR RIGHTS" LEGAL EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, COUNSELING AND REPRESENTATION FOR WORKING CLASS IMMIGRANTS ON ISSUES RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING AND IMMIGRATION, AS WELL AS ENGAGED IN IMPACT LITIGATION ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS. CASA ALSO PROVIDED RAPID RESPONSE WHEN IMMIGRATION RAIDS OR OTHER CRISES OCCURRED BY ASSISTING VICTIMS IN SECURING LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND REUNITING WITH THEIR FAMILIES.- HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES: CASA PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SERVICES NAVIGATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF HEALTH LITERACY IN THE COMMUNITY.

ORGANIZING AND LEADERSHIP:COMMUNITY ORGANIZING IS A CENTRAL ASPECT OF CASA'S MISSION AS IT IS A TOOL TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF IMMIGRANTS AND WORKING-CLASS COMMUNITIES TO CREATE A MORE JUST SOCIETY. CASA BUILDS POWER BY BROADENING AND DEEPENING OUR BASE OF MEMBER ACTIVISTS AND LEADERS WHO TAKE ACTION TO FIGHT FOR ISSUES THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT THEIR LIVES THROUGH MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND MOBILIZATION. FOR MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT, INITIAL CONTACTS ARE CAPTURED THROUGH CANVASSING, EVENTS, RELATIONAL APPROACHES, COMMUNICATIONS/OUTREACH, AND CASA OUTREACH. CASA ALSO WORKS TO MOVE OUR MEMBERS INTO LEADERSHIP ROLES THROUGH MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS FOR EVERY GEOGRAPHIC MEMBER COMMITTEE AND THROUGH (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE WORK OF OUR LEADERSHIP DIRECTOR. MOBILIZATION EFFORTS ARE FREQUENT AND BROAD TO KEEP MORALE HIGH, KEEP MEMBERS ENGAGED, AND BRING ADDITIONAL PEOPLE INTO OUR ORGANIZING STRUCTURE. CASA TAKES MEMBERSHIP SERIOUSLY AND HAS BUILT A STRUCTURE IN WHICH MEMBERS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN DETERMINING ORGANIZATIONAL PRIORITIES AND AT POINTS OF CRITICAL DECISION-MAKING.