CASA/GAL of Miami County, Inc.

To provide a Court Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian Ad Litem (CASA/GAL) to each abused and neglected child for whom placement is being determined by the Miami County Juvenile Court. Volunteers will advocate for the best interests of the children in an effective, timely, and professional manner until the case is permanently resolved.

Provides a judge or a magistrate a carefully researched background of the child to help the court make a sound decision about the child's future. An opinion/recommendation is made to the court if it is in the child's best interests to stay with the parent, to live with a relative, to be placed in foster care, to be released for adoption, or some other appropriate option. The case is monitored until the court approves a permanent placement.