Casa Competitors

At the NKYCAC, we work to end child abuse in Northern Kentucky. We are the Children’s Advocacy Center for Northern Kentucky designated by the state of Kentucky. We provide direct services to over 800 child abuse victims per year and coordinate the Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs) in each county who facilitate follow up services for child abuse victims and their families. These counties include: Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen and Pendleton. In addition, the NKYCAC provides supportive services for non-offending parents, caregivers, siblings, family members and professionals. The NKYCAC is an Accredited Children's Advocacy Center that has been providing services to children since 1987 and is one of the largest and longest standing centers in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. We have earned the 2019 Gold Seal of Transparency from GuideStar and all financial reports are available for review on our website, www.nkycac.org.

The Child Advocacy Alliance of North Central Arkansas is an independent nonprofit serving Faulkner, Van Buren, Searcy, Pope and Conway counties. Originally founded in 2000 as CASA of the 20th Judicial District, the Children's Advocacy Alliance oversees both the Central Arkansas Children’s Advocacy Center and the CASA 20th Judicial District program. The two programs work side by side to provide coordinated guidance, treatment and support for child victims of abuse and neglect, from the initial investigation of abuse to their placement in a safe, permanent home. The Children's Advocacy Alliance is a place for hope and a voice for justice.

Concerned over making decisions about abused and neglected children's lives without sufficient information, a Seattle judge conceived the idea of using trained community volunteers to speak for the best interests of these children in court. So successful was this Seattle program that soon judges across the country began utilizing citizen advocates. In 1990, the U.S. Congress encouraged the expansion of CASA with passage of the Victims of Child Abuse Act. Today more than 900 CASA programs are in operation, with 62,000 women and men serving as CASA volunteers. CASA is an acronym for Court Appointed Special Advocate. The mission of Carroll County CASA, Inc. is to provide carefully screened, trained and supervised volunteers to represent the best interests of abused and neglected children in juvenile court until a safe, permanent home is assured.