CASA of the Pikes Peak Region

Children's Advocacy Program provides a volunteer's voice in court for children who are victims of abuse, neglect, or domestic conflict and gets them to a safe and permanent home as quickly as possible. We served 527 children in this program during FY25. 82% of our closed cases achieved permanency, 81% did not experience more than two placement moves while CASA was on the case, and 100% of the children served did not experience re-abuse or re-neglect.Continues in Schedule OThe Supervised Exchange and Parenting Time Program (SEPT) is a court ordered service to protect children from witnessing parental disputes during visits or exchanges, where program volunteers oversee visits or the transfer of children from one parent to another in conflictive custody or domestic violence cases. We served 138 children in this program during FY25. We served 91 families, completed 453 exchanges, 1,156 visits, and zero incidents were reported.The Milton Foster Children's Fund (MFCF) provides foster children with opportunities not funded through other agencies. These needs include scholarships for sports and recreation, specialized education, and unmet needs, among others. The Hanger Project, an MFCF program, is a store with used clothing and accessories for adolescents in foster care. The adolescents may select five items per month. The teens also work in the store and learn job skills. CASA offers weekend classes on life skills, jobs, and career building to strengthen their opportunities as they move toward adulthood. During FY25 we served 134 children through individual grants, 246 teens through The Hanger store, and 133 teens through our teen programs.The Children and Families in Transition Program (CFIT) educates parents about the effects of divorce on children, the legal aspects of custody arrangements, and the negative effects of parental conflict on children. In FY25 we served 1,652 parents in this program.