2014 State of the States: Information on State Organizations

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1 2014 State of the States: Information on State Organizations A National CASA Association Resource Library Publication National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association 100 West Harrison Street rth Tower, Suite 500 Seattle, WA (800) CASAforChildren.org This project was supported by Cooperative Agreement CH-BX-K031 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the US Department of Justice National CASA Association

2 The National CASA Association Mission Statement The National CASA Association, together with its state and local members, supports and promotes court-appointed volunteer advocacy so that every abused and neglected child can be safe, establish permanence and have the opportunity to thrive State of the States 2 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

3 Table of Contents Click on a heading below to go directly to a specific section. The National CASA Association Mission Statement... 2 Table of Contents... 3 Introduction... 5 Disclaimer... 5 Questions?... 5 Definitions of Fields Used in Tables... 5 Individual State Data Tables... 8 Alabama... 9 Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico State of the States 3 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

4 New York rth Carolina rth Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming State of the States 4 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

5 Introduction This compilation of information provides a snapshot of each state, highlighting particular areas of interest along with links useful in advanced searches. Disclaimer The information provided is not intended to take the place of researching the laws, statutes, rules and other original current sources of authority within each state. Rather, it is intended to provide a general overview for each state at the point of time when the information was compiled in The information was collected from the state organizations, including their responses to the National CASA State Organization Survey. Questions? Please direct your questions or comments to: staff@casaforchildren.org Definitions of Fields Used in Tables The following definitions apply to the headings used in the state detail tables below, which comprise the heart of this document. Year state office opened The approximate year a separate office was opened specifically to do business as the state CASA/GAL organization. Structure The structure of the state CASA/GAL office: a nonprofit, stand-alone organization (NPO); an office within state government (state administered); or a network of local programs. Also the model of service provided by the state office: no direct service (does not supervise volunteers assigned to children); or direct service (recruits, trains and supervises volunteers assigned to children) Number of staff The number of staff serving in the state office. Governance structure The governing structure of the organization: governing board of directors (and number on board). Separate fundraising arm Whether there is a committee or separate organization that supports the work of the CASA program with fundraising activities. Administer local programs Whether the state organization directly administers local programs. Affiliation agreement with local programs - Whether there is a written agreement between local programs and the state organization State of the States 5 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

6 Membership Dues Does the state organization charge dues to the member programs? Volunteer status Whether volunteers are considered to be lay guardians ad litem or friends of the court. Number of local programs The number of local CASA/GAL programs in the state. Remote offices The number of offices located off-site from the main CASA/GAL program, usually providing services in adjacent counties but not considered separate programs. Number of tribal court programs The number of programs serving in tribal courts. Counties served/total counties The number of counties served by a CASA/GAL program and the total number of counties in the state. Total children served The total number of children served by CASA/GAL advocates. Total volunteers The total number of CASA/GAL volunteers in the state. Statewide conference Whether an annual conference is held by the state CASA/GAL office for purposes of training CASA/GAL volunteers and staff. Most recent FY expenses/revenue The expenses incurred by the state office compared to revenue earned for the most recent complete fiscal year. Funding Sources for FY 2013: Funds specifically allocated to the state office budget from these sources for the most recent complete fiscal year. Court State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Court Improvement Project (CIP) Victims of Crime Acts (VOCA) Title IV-E Children s Justice Act (CJA) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) National CASA grant Other Federal Funding Corporate Individual 2014 State of the States 6 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

7 Membership Dues (both program and individual) Fundraising Events Foundations Kappa Alpha Theta Funds from the Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation or local campus sororities IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts) Other (additional resources not included in list above) Pass-through funding to local programs / and amount of funds received by the state office and distributed to local programs providing direct service. Funding equation used for pass-through The funding distribution equation used to distribute pass-through funds received by the state office. Return to Table of Contents 2014 State of the States 7 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

8 Individual State Data Tables See the following pages for tables with information on specific states State of the States 8 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

9 Alabama See Definitions of Fields Used in Tables with any questions about the table below. Year state office opened 1997/ first office in 2001 Structure NPO Number 0f staff 2 P/T Governance structure Board of Directors (10) Separate fundraising arm Administer local programs Affiliation agreement with local programs Membership Dues Volunteer status Friend of the Court Number of local programs 13 Remote offices 0 Number of tribal court programs 0 Counties served/total counties 13/67 Total children served 559 Total volunteers 314 Statewide conference FY 2013 expenses/revenue $90,000/$110,920 Funding sources FY Court 0 - State 0 - Community Development Block Grant 0 (CDBG) - Court Improvement Fund (CIP) 0 - VOCA 0 - Title IV-E 0 - Children s Justice Act (CJA) funding 0 - TANF 0 - National CASA 22,500 - Other Federal Funding 0 - Corporate 7,960 - Individual 41,160 - Membership dues Fundraising Events 7,000 - Foundations 10,000 - Kappa Alpha Theta 6,600 - IOLTA 15, State of the States 9 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

10 Pass through funding to local programs? $11,000 Number of programs receiving pass-through funds: 1 Funding equation used for pass through: Funding request Link to court rules: Link to statute: Link to state organization webpage: Description of state office role in state funding process and acquisition: The state office applies for grants, foundation and corporate donations, and coordinates fundraising activities with the board s Fundraising Committee. The State CASA Executive Director and a board member were told by VOCA representatives that no funds are available unless a currently funded agency is no longer eligible. The State office has been made aware of discretionary funding through the Governor s office (Appalachian Regional Council) and will be applying for this pool of funding in the fall of If awarded, these funds will be passed through to local programs based on a funding request formula. A partnership has been established with a women s group (Emma s Circle) who host a yearly fundraising luncheon as well as assist in relationship building in the community. Local programs have been encouraged to begin their own Emma s Circle to assist their programs. The state office staff actively seeks opportunities in the following areas: Opportunities to speak to county judges to provide education on the benefits of CASA. Training for local programs to include a State Conference and local program new volunteer training. Children s Trust Fund (Ala Dept of Child Abuse Prevention) activities. Public Awareness activities: billboards, news articles, TV and radio appearances, participation in local activities with informational booths Legislative activity Return to Table of Contents 2014 State of the States 10 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

11 Alaska See Definitions of Fields Used in Tables with any questions about the table below. Year state office opened 1987 Structure State administered/ direct service Number 0f staff 1 FT/1PT Governance structure Separate fundraising arm Friends of Alaska CASA Administer local programs Affiliation agreement with local programs Membership Dues Volunteer status Lay GAL Number of local programs 6 Remote offices 0 Number of tribal court programs Counties served/total counties 6 Total children served 413 Total volunteers 161 Statewide conference FY 2013 expenses/revenue Funding sources FY Court - State - Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - Court Improvement Fund (CIP) - VOCA - Title IV-E - Children s Justice Act (CJA) funding - TANF - National CASA 40,000 - Other Federal Funding - Corporate - Individual - Membership dues - Fundraising Events 30,000 (Auxiliary) - Foundations - Kappa Alpha Theta - IOLTA 2014 State of the States 11 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

12 Pass through funding to local programs: Number of programs receiving pass-through funds: Funding equation used for pass through: Link to court rules: Link to statute: See chapter 47.10, Child in Need of Aid. Link to state organization webpage: Description of state office role in state funding process and acquisition: Alaska CASA is a program of the state Office of Public Advocacy (OPA). The state director is responsible for seeking out funding opportunities for the state organization and local programs. The overall Office of Public Advocacy budget is determined annually by the state legislature, and the OPA director is in charge of that process. The state director provides information and statistics as requested to assist in the state budget process. Other creative funding strategies: Boards, committees, workgroups, taskforces, state organization participates in: Court Improvement Project CIP Education Subcommittee Tribal State Collaboration Group Return to Table of Contents 2014 State of the States 12 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

13 Arizona See Definitions of Fields Used in Tables with any questions about the table below. Year state office opened 1985 Structure State Administered, no direct service Number 0f staff 6 Governance structure Separate fundraising arm Administer local programs Affiliation agreement with local programs Membership Dues Volunteer status Friend of the Court Number of local programs 15 Remote offices 3 Number of tribal court programs 1 Counties served/total counties 15/15 Total children served Total volunteers Statewide conference FY 2013 expenses/revenue $2,551,251/$3,114,228 Funding sources FY Court - State 102,000 - Community Development Block Grant 0 (CDBG) - Court Improvement Fund (CIP) 0 - VOCA 0 - Title IV-E 38,218 - Children s Justice Act (CJA) funding 0 - TANF 0 - National CASA Other Federal Funding - Corporate - Individual - Membership dues - Fundraising Events - Foundations - Kappa Alpha Theta - IOLTA - Other Unclaimed Lottery 2,973, State of the States 13 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

14 Pass through funding to local programs: Amt: $1,778,662 Number of programs receiving pass-through funds: 15 Funding equation used for pass through: Link to court rules: findtype=x&odb=az%2drules%2dweb%3bstaaz&vr=1%2e0&docname=az &db=AZ%2DTOC%2DWEB%3BSTAAZTOC&rs=AZR1%2E0 Link to statute: &DocType=ARS Link to state organization webpage: Description of state office role in state funding process and acquisition: Other creative funding strategies: Boards, committees, workgroups, taskforces, state organization participates in: Return to Table of Contents 2014 State of the States 14 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

15 Arkansas See Definitions of Fields Used in Tables with any questions about the table below. Year state office opened 1997 Structure State Administered/no direct service Number 0f staff 1 FT/2PT Governance structure Separate fundraising arm Administer local programs Affiliation agreement with local programs Membership Dues Volunteer status Friend of the Court Number of local programs 25 Remote offices 12 Number of tribal court programs 0 Counties served/total counties 69/73 Total children served 3482 Total volunteers 1057 Statewide conference yes FY 2013 expenses/revenue /$1,295,503 Funding sources FY Court - State 1,264,670 - Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - Court Improvement Fund (CIP) 25,000 - VOCA - Title IV-E - Children s Justice Act (CJA) funding - TANF - National CASA 5,833 - Other Federal Funding - Corporate - Individual - Membership dues - Fundraising Events - Foundations - Kappa Alpha Theta - IOLTA 2014 State of the States 15 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

16 Pass through funding to local programs: Amt: $1,150,070 Number of programs receiving pass-through funds: 25 Funding equation used for pass through: Five funding tiers based on figures for total youth served and average number of advocates during the preceding year Link to court rules: A.C.A (2014) Link to statute: A.C.A (2014) Link to state organization webpage: Description of state office role in state funding process and acquisition: The Arkansas State CASA Association grants funds annually to local programs through an equitable funding formula. Our CASA appropriation is part of the Administrative Office of the Courts budget. We educate lawmakers on how funding benefits our CASA programs and the youth we serve. Other creative funding strategies: In addition to the annual grants, our network established the Arkansas CASA license plate during the 2013 legislative session. Proceeds from the sales of plates are distributed to the local program where the plate was purchased. Boards, committees, workgroups, taskforces, state organization participates in: Victim Justice Assistance (VJA) Advisory Committee (VOCA funds are administered through VJA) UAMS-Arkansas Commission on Child Abuse, Rape & Domestic Violence-Child Abuse Committee (committee through which Children s Justice Act funds are considered) Arkansas Task Force for the Prevention Through Education of Child Sexual Abuse Return to Table of Contents 2014 State of the States 16 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

17 California See Definitions of Fields Used in Tables with any questions about the table below. Year state office opened 1987 Structure NPO Number 0f staff 5 Ft/ 1 PT Governance structure Board of Directors (15) Separate fundraising arm Administer local programs Affiliation agreement with local programs Membership Dues Volunteer status Lay GAL Number of local programs 46 Remote offices 6 Number of tribal court programs 0 Counties served/total counties 49/58 Total children served 10,102 Total volunteers 6810 Statewide conference FY 2013 expenses/revenue $695,610/$651,125 Funding sources FY Court 28,000 - State 0 - Community Development Block Grant 0 (CDBG) - Court Improvement Fund (CIP) 0 - VOCA 0 - Title IV-E 0 - Children s Justice Act (CJA) funding 0 - TANF 0 - National CASA 40,000 - Other Federal Funding 0 - Corporate 11,700 - Individual 64,675 - Membership dues 0 - Fundraising Events 83,674 - Foundations 419,890 - Kappa Alpha Theta 0 - IOLTA 0 - Other 3, State of the States 17 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

18 Pass through funding to local programs: Link to local rules of court: Link to state rules of court: Link to statute: Link to state organization webpage: Description of state office role in state funding process and acquisition: California CASA Association (the State Office) is an independent 501 c 3. Revenue is comprised of - Foundation and Corporate funding through proposal writing Administrative Office of the Courts Funding (state) Annual Appeal Letter Board Giving (100%) Event Revenue Donor cultivation efforts Other creative funding strategies: Further, local CASA programs receive funding through the California Judicial Council. In California all but one of 45 programs are nonprofit organizations, they receive and raise funding from a variety of sources. The Judicial Council s funding for CASA programs is determined by county population, as required by Welfare and Institutions Code, section 100. Boards, committees, workgroups, taskforces state organization participates in: California Child Welfare Council California Permanency for Youth Task Force California Social Work Education Center, Statewide Training and Education Committee CASA Volunteer Recruitment Bay Area & Beyond National CASA Association Annual DC Policy Delegation National CASA Association Public Policy Committee Z Plus (organizations that collaborate with, employee and incorporate youth voice) Return to Table of Contents 2014 State of the States 18 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

19 Colorado See Definitions of Fields Used in Tables with any questions about the table below. Year state office opened 1989 Structure NPO Number 0f staff 1 Governance structure Board of Directors (9) Separate fundraising arm Administer local programs Affiliation agreement with local programs Membership Dues Volunteer status Friend of the Court Number of local programs 14 Remote offices 2 Number of tribal court programs 0 Counties served/total counties 39/64 Total children served 3748 Total volunteers 1456 Statewide conference FY 2013 expenses/revenue $630,814/$700,646 Funding sources FY Court 0 - State 603,758 - Community Development Block Grant 0 (CDBG) - Court Improvement Fund (CIP) 0 - VOCA 0 - Title IV-E 0 - Children s Justice Act (CJA) funding 0 - TANF 0 - National CASA 24,300 - Other Federal Funding 0 - Corporate Individual 30,528 - Membership dues 16,906 - Fundraising Events 0 - Foundations 21,067 - Kappa Alpha Theta - IOLTA 2014 State of the States 19 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

20 Pass through funding to local programs: Amount: $890,000 Number of programs receiving pass-through funds: 16 Funding equation used for pass through: Two separate sets of funding "Base Funding" (50.6 Percent) and Growth Funding (49.4%). Base funding additionally includes the categories of sustaining, need and performance. Sustaining is an equal distribution across all programs, which is set at 45 percent of the Base funding. Need funding is based on a percent of Dependency and Neglect cases across all programs. Need funding is currently 48 percent of the Base Funding. Performance funding is based on the percentage of new cases served and is currently set at 7 percent of the base funding. Growth funding was determined after a percent increase of new cases was decided by the local programs; 5 percent more cases for the fiscal year. Programs who could serve 1 percent of those new cases received $5,000; local programs who could serve 2 to 5 percent of these new cases received $15,000; local programs who could serve 6 to 10 percent received $30,000; and lastly, local programs who could serve 11 percent or above received $50,000. If the growth goal was too high for the local program, it is possible for that program to elect into a lower tier. Link to court rules: Link to statute: Link to state organization webpage: Description of state office role in state funding process and acquisition: Funding from state will start in FY2009 Other creative funding strategies: Boards, committees, workgroups, taskforces, state organization participates in: Pathways to Success Older Youth Task Force Celebration of Educational Excellence Committee Colorado Children s Justice Task Force Our Kids, Your Kids Coalition Opportunity Youth Workgroup Return to Table of Contents 2014 State of the States 20 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

21 Connecticut See Definitions of Fields Used in Tables with any questions about the table below. Year state office opened 1979 Structure NPO/Direct Service Number 0f staff 3 FT/7 PT Governance structure Board of Directors (8) Separate fundraising arm Administer local programs Affiliation agreement with local programs Membership Dues Volunteer status Lay GAL Number of local programs 1 Remote offices 10 Number of tribal court programs 0 Counties served/total counties 8/8 Total children served 236 Total volunteers 182 Statewide conference FY 2013 expenses/revenue $469,057/$494,441 Funding sources FY Court 250,000 - State 0 - Community Development Block Grant 32,274 (CDBG) - Court Improvement Fund (CIP) 0 - VOCA 0 - Title IV-E 0 - Children s Justice Act (CJA) funding 0 - TANF 0 - National CASA 0 - Other Federal Funding 0 - Corporate Individual 38,487 - Membership dues 0 - Fundraising Events 37,031 - Foundations 94,376 - Kappa Alpha Theta 11,000 - IOLTA 0 - Other (investment income) State of the States 21 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

22 Pass through funding to local programs: Number of programs receiving pass-through funds: Funding equation used for pass through: Link to court rules: Link to statute: Link to state organization webpage: Description of state office role in state funding process and acquisition: Other creative funding strategies: Boards, committees, workgroups, taskforces, state organization participates in: Return to Table of Contents 2014 State of the States 22 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

23 Delaware See Definitions of Fields Used in Tables with any questions about the table below. Year state office opened 1981 Structure State administered/direct service Number 0f staff 12 FT Governance structure Separate fundraising arm Administer local programs Affiliation agreement with local programs Membership Dues Volunteer status Lay GAL Number of local programs 1 Remote offices 2 Number of tribal court programs 0 Counties served/total counties 3/3 Total children served 593 Total volunteers 250 Statewide conference FY 2013 expenses/revenue $800,000/$800,000 Funding sources FY Court $790,000 - State 0 - Community Development Block Grant 0 (CDBG) - Court Improvement Fund (CIP) 0 - VOCA 0 - Title IV-E 0 - Children s Justice Act (CJA) funding 0 - TANF 0 - National CASA 0 - Other Federal Funding 0 - Corporate 0 - Individual 0 - Membership dues 0 - Fundraising Events 10,000 - Foundations - Kappa Alpha Theta - IOLTA 2014 State of the States 23 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

24 Pass through funding to local programs: Number of programs receiving pass-through funds: Funding equation used for pass through: local programs. One unified Family Court of the state of Delaware CASA Program Link to court rules: Link to statute: Link to state organization webpage: Description of state office role in state funding allocation and appropriation: Manager assures proper spending according to budget. Other creative funding strategies: Friends of CASA Boards, committees, workgroups, taskforces, state organization participates in: Court Improvement Project Child Protection Accountability Commission Interagency Committee on Adoption Children and Service Review focus groups Stakeholder meetings Delaware Youth Opportunities Initiative o Education work group o Physical and Mental Health work group o Housing work group o Employment/transportation work group o Policy work group o Permanency workgroup o Transitions work group Youth Advisory Council Return to Table of Contents 2014 State of the States 24 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

25 Florida See Definitions of Fields Used in Tables with any questions about the table below. Year state office opened 2004 Structure State administered/direct service Number 0f staff 32 FT/5 PT Governance structure Separate fundraising arm Administer local programs Affiliation agreement with local programs Membership Dues no Volunteer status Lay GAL Number of local programs 20 Remote offices 41 Number of tribal court programs 0 Counties served/total counties 67/67 Total children served 23,752 Total volunteers 7163 Statewide conference FY 2013 expenses/revenue $35,191,814/$35,191,814 Funding sources FY Court 0 - State 35,165,414 - Community Development Block Grant 0 (CDBG) - Court Improvement Fund (CIP) 0 - VOCA 0 - Title IV-E 0 - Children s Justice Act (CJA) funding 0 - TANF 0 - National CASA 26,400 - Other Federal Funding 0 - Corporate 0 - Individual 0 - Membership dues 0 - Fundraising Events 0 - Foundations 0 - Kappa Alpha Theta 0 - IOLTA State of the States 25 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

26 Pass through funding to local programs: Amt: $33,181,724 Number of programs receiving pass-through funds: 20 Funding equation used for pass through: 6% of our total budget was used to fund our Program Office and the rest of the funding is passed on to the 20 Circuits. Link to court rules: Link to statute: 39/part12.htm&StatuteYear=2006&Title=%2D%3E2006%2D%3EChapter%2039%2D% 3EPart%20XII Link to state organization webpage: Description of state office role in state funding process and acquisition: The state office works with legislature to secure state funding and with a nonprofit friends group to secure private funding. Other creative funding strategies: Boards, committees, workgroups, taskforces, state organization participates in: Supreme Court Committee on Families and Children in the Court Legal Needs of Children Committee of the Florida Bar Florida Mentoring Partnership Advocacy Council Children's Justice Act Task Force Juvenile Justice Statewide Advisory Group Return to Table of Contents 2014 State of the States 26 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

27 Georgia See Definitions of Fields Used in Tables with any questions about the table below. Year state office opened 1988 Structure NPO Number 0f staff 7 FT Governance structure Board of Directors (25) Separate fundraising arm Administer local programs Affiliation agreement with local programs Membership Dues Volunteer status Lay GAL & Friend of the Court Number of local programs 47 Remote offices 0 Number of tribal court programs 0 Counties served/total counties 143/159 Total children served 8930 Total volunteers 2165 Statewide conference FY 2013 expenses/revenue $2,612,137/$2,463,268 Funding sources FY Court 0 - State 0 - Community Development Block Grant 0 (CDBG) - Court Improvement Fund (CIP) 0 - VOCA 0 - Title IV-E 0 - Children s Justice Act (CJA) funding 0 - TANF 1,700,000 - National CASA 74,645 - Other Federal Funding 0 - Corporate Individual 64,923 - Membership dues Fundraising Events 81,107 - Foundations 522,250 - Kappa Alpha Theta 0 - IOLTA State of the States 27 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

28 Pass through funding to local programs: Amt $2 million Number of programs receiving pass-through funds: 47 Funding equation used for pass through: The formula includes base, need and performance variables. Each affiliate receives a base allocation of $10,000 per judicial circuit. The remaining funds are allocated between need and performance. The need allocation is determined by the number of foster children in the affiliate s geographic service area. The percentage of children in the program service area children is divided by the total number of children in foster care. The performance allocation is determined by the number of children served by the CASA program divided by the total number of children in foster care in their service area. Annually, an Allocation Committee reviews the formula allocation and funding amounts prior to making a recommendation to the Georgia CASA Board of Directors. Link to court rules: Link to statute: Link to state organization webpage: Description of state office role in state funding process and acquisition: Georgia CASA leads and directs efforts to secure funding increases for the network through the legislative process. This multi-level process involves year-round planning and meetings with key officials. During the legislative session, Georgia CASA and its legislative consultant monitor the progress of budget increases and inform the network of any activity. Georgia CASA receives the state funding and based on the funding allocation formula, payments are distributed to the local programs on a quarterly basis, upon submission of statistical reports. Other creative funding strategies: Boards, committees, workgroups, taskforces, state organization participates in: Governor s Child Welfare Reform Council Court Improvement Project Supreme Court Committee on Justice for Children Georgia Youth Opportunities Initiative Statewide Children in Need of Services Interagency Advisory Council State CAPTA Panels Children s Justice Act Task Force, Child Protective Services Advisory Committee and CAPTA Panels Steering Committee National CASA Evaluation Committee National Citizen Review Panel Advisory Board Georgia Association of Counsel for Children Georgia Conference on Children and Families Planning Committee JUST Georgia (child welfare and juvenile justice advocacy coalition) GA-CAN! Child Abuse Network Return to Table of Contents 2014 State of the States 28 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

29 Hawaii See Definitions of Fields Used in Tables with any questions about the table below. Year state office opened Current Office Structure Number 0f staff Governance structure Separate fundraising arm Administer local programs Affiliation agreement with local programs Membership Dues Volunteer status Lay GAL Number of local programs 4 Remote offices Number of tribal court programs Counties served/total counties 4 Total children served 366 Total volunteers 146 Statewide conference 1 st Annual Conference 2014 FY 2013 expenses/revenue 0 Funding sources FY Court 0 - State 0 - Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 0 - Court Improvement Fund (CIP) 0 - VOCA 0 - Title IV-E 0 - Children s Justice Act (CJA) funding 0 - TANF 0 - National CASA 0 - Other Federal Funding 0 - Corporate 0 - Individual 0 - Membership dues 0 - Fundraising Events 0 - Foundations 0 - Kappa Alpha Theta 0 - IOLTA State of the States 29 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

30 Pass through funding to local programs: Number of programs receiving pass-through funds: Funding equation used for pass through: Link to court rules: Link to statute: Link to state organization webpage: Description of state office role in state funding process and acquisition: Other creative funding strategies: Boards, committees, workgroups, taskforces, state organization participates in: Return to Table of Contents 2014 State of the States 30 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

31 Idaho See Definitions of Fields Used in Tables with any questions about the table below. Year state office opened Current Office Structure Number 0f staff Governance structure Separate fundraising arm Administer local programs Affiliation agreement with local programs Membership Dues Volunteer status Lay GAL Number of local programs 7 Remote offices 0 Number of tribal court programs 0 Counties served/total counties 44 Total children served 2724 Total volunteers 457 Statewide conference FY 2013 expenses/revenue 0 Funding sources FY Court 0 - State 0 - Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 0 - Court Improvement Fund (CIP) 0 - VOCA 0 - Title IV-E 0 - Children s Justice Act (CJA) funding 0 - TANF 0 - National CASA 0 - Other Federal Funding 0 - Corporate 0 - Individual 0 - Membership dues 0 - Fundraising Events 0 - Foundations 0 - Kappa Alpha Theta 0 - IOLTA State of the States 31 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

32 Pass through funding to local programs: Number of programs receiving pass-through funds: Funding equation used for pass through: Link to court rules: Link to statute: Link to state organization webpage: Description of state office role in state funding process and acquisition: Other creative funding strategies: Boards, committees, workgroups, taskforces, state organization participates in: Return to Table of Contents 2014 State of the States 32 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

33 Illinois See Definitions of Fields Used in Tables with any questions about the table below. Year state office opened 1993 Structure NPO Number 0f staff 3 FT Governance structure Board of Directors (10) Separate fundraising arm Administer local programs Affiliation agreement with local programs Membership Dues Volunteer status Lay GAL & Friend of the Court Number of local programs 31 Remote offices 0 Number of tribal court programs 0 Counties served/total counties 36/102 Total children served Total volunteers Statewide conference FY 2013 expenses/revenue $219,958/$242,051 Funding sources FY Court 12,825 - State 172,279 - Community Development Block Grant 0 (CDBG) - Court Improvement Fund (CIP) 0 - VOCA 0 - Title IV-E 0 - Children s Justice Act (CJA) funding TANF 0 - National CASA 29,000 - Other Federal Funding 0 - Corporate 0 - Individual Membership dues Fundraising Events 10,596 - Foundations 0 - Kappa Alpha Theta 0 - IOLTA State of the States 33 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

34 Pass through funding to local programs: Number of programs receiving pass-through funds: Funding equation used for pass through: Link to court rules: Link to statute: &ChapAct=705 ILCS 405/&ChapterID=50&ChapterName=COURTS &SectionID=60384&SeqStart=3600&SeqEnd=7800&ActName=Juvenile+Court+Act+o f+1987 Link to state organization webpage: Description of state office role in state funding process and acquisition: Other creative funding strategies: Boards, committees, workgroups, taskforces, state organization participates in: Return to Table of Contents 2014 State of the States 34 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

35 Indiana See Definitions of Fields Used in Tables with any questions about the table below. Year state office opened 1990 Structure State Administered Number 0f staff 2 FT/ 1 PT Governance structure Separate fundraising arm Administer local programs Affiliation agreement with local programs Membership Dues Volunteer status Lay GAL Number of local programs 63 Remote offices 5 Number of tribal court programs 0 Counties served/total counties 78/92 Total children served 16,374 Total volunteers 3450 Statewide conference FY 2013 expenses/revenue $3,128,869/$3,010,248 Funding sources FY Court 2,970,248 - State 0 - Community Development Block Grant 0 (CDBG) - Court Improvement Fund (CIP) 0 - VOCA 0 - Title IV-E 0 - Children s Justice Act (CJA) funding 0 - TANF 0 - National CASA 40,000 - Other Federal Funding 0 - Corporate 0 - Individual 0 - Membership dues 0 - Fundraising Events 0 - Foundations 0 - Kappa Alpha Theta IOLTA State of the States 35 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

36 Pass through funding to local programs: $2.9 million Number of programs receiving pass-through funds: 63 Funding equation used for pass through: The funding formula is statutory and can be found at I.C Programs receive grants from the state, which must be matched dollar for dollar with county tax dollars. Grant amounts are based on the number of child abuse/neglect filings as reported by the courts in the prior calendar year, with the minimum grant for the smallest counties set at $2,000. Link to court rules: Link to statute: Link to state organization webpage: Description of state office role in state funding process and acquisition: Funding is allocated from the Indiana General Assembly and is a part of the Supreme Court s budget. The State Office, which is part of State Court Administration and the Supreme Court, runs the formula and distributes the grants to the programs. The State Office provides the grant applications to the programs in the fall, and distributes 50% of the grant funds to the programs in January. After the programs turn in their statistics and financial statements for the prior year in February, they receive the second 50% of their grant in March or April. Any leftover funds are distributed to programs based on the formula in June, prior to the end of the state fiscal year. Other creative funding strategies: Have received CAPTA money from Department of Child Services; also received money from the Eagles Auxiliary. Boards, committees, workgroups, taskforces, state organization participates in: Child Welfare Improvement Committee (which oversees CIP funds) State Commission on Improving the Status of Children, and the Children s Services Oversight Task Force of the Commission JDAI Statewide Task Force Indiana Bar Association, Civil Rights of Children Committee Supreme Court s Family Court Steering Committee Return to Table of Contents 2014 State of the States 36 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

37 Iowa See Definitions of Fields Used in Tables with any questions about the table below. Year state office opened 1986 Structure State Administered/Direct Service Number 0f staff 4 FT Governance structure Board of Directors (9) Separate fundraising arm Administer local programs Affiliation agreement with local programs Membership Dues Volunteer status Friend of the Court Number of local programs 14 Remote offices 8 Number of tribal court programs 0 Counties served/total counties 99/99 Total children served 1466 Total volunteers 486 Statewide conference FY 2013 expenses/revenue $1,926,817/$1,926,817 Funding sources FY Court 0 - State 1,694,295 - Community Development Block Grant 0 (CDBG) - Court Improvement Fund (CIP) 0 - VOCA 0 - Title IV-E 109,021 - Children s Justice Act (CJA) funding 0 - TANF 0 - National CASA 25,526 - Other Federal Funding 0 - Corporate - Individual - Membership dues - Fundraising Events 0 - Foundations - Kappa Alpha Theta - IOLTA - Other (Iowa Access, Friends of CASA) 97, State of the States 37 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

38 Pass through funding to local programs: $1,707,207 Amount appropriated for the statewide operation of the CASA program. The program is available in all 99 Iowa counties. Number of programs receiving pass-through funds: Iowa s program is state administered, operated and funded. We have 14 local offices, all of which are funded by the state appropriation. Approximately 83% of the funds for the CASA program are used for local staff and support operations. The remaining portion of the funds appropriated for CASA are used to support, automation, communication, policy development, data analysis and reporting, staff supervision and personnel management, staff and volunteer training, etc. Funding equation used for pass through: t applicable Link to court rules: Link to statute: Iowa Code Sections 232.2(9); 232.2(22); ; (5); ; (3); (7). Link to state organization webpage: Description of state office role in state funding process and acquisition: The Iowa CASA Program is a program of the Iowa Child Advocacy Board. Funding for the state and local offices staff and operations is provided by an annual state appropriation. The state office is responsible for preparing the annual budget request and administering the funds for all local offices. Other creative funding strategies: Special state and local project grant applications. Funds are raised and administered by the Friends of Iowa CASA and ICFCRB for volunteer recognition and training on an as available basis. Friends is a 501(c)(3) organization. Boards, committees, workgroups, taskforces, state organization participates in: Iowa Child Advocacy Board, appointed by Governor to oversee the statewide CASA program Iowa Department of Human Services Child Welfare Planning Collaborative Child Welfare Advisory Committee State Children s Justice Council Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development Steering Committee Return to Table of Contents 2014 State of the States 38 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

39 Kansas See Definitions of Fields Used in Tables with any questions about the table below. Year state office opened 1991 Structure NPO Number 0f staff 1 FT Governance structure Board of Directors (15) Separate Fundraising Arm Administer Local programs Affiliation agreement with local programs Membership Dues Volunteer Status Friend of the Court Number of local programs 23 Remote offices 0 Number of tribal court programs 0 Counties served/total counties 72/105 Total children served 1946 Total volunteers 679 Statewide conference FY 2013 expenses/revenue $148,282/$153,600 Funding sources FY Court 0 - State Community Development Block Grant 0 (CDBG) - Court Improvement Fund (CIP) 0 - VOCA 0 - Title IV-E 0 - Children s Justice Act (CJA) funding 64,900 - TANF 0 - National CASA 0 - Other Federal Funding 0 - Corporate 10,200 - Individual 19,200 - Membership dues 18,300 - Fundraising Events 0 - Foundations 24,500 - Kappa Alpha Theta 0 - IOLTA Other State of the States 39 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

40 Pass through funding to local programs: Amount $61,100 Number of programs receiving pass-through funds: 23 Funding equation used for pass through: A formula is used based on the number of CINC filings in each judicial district, number of children served and the programs expenditures. Link to court rules: Link to statute: statute a Link to state organization webpage: Description of state office role in state funding process and acquisition: State funding is provided through the Office of Judicial Administration. Kansas CASA is not involved in the distribution of those funds. Funds come from birth certificate sales. Other creative funding strategies: Kansas CASA receives funding from IOLTA and Children s Justice Act that is passed through to local programs. Boards, committees, workgroups, taskforces, state organization participates in: Kansas Power of the Positive Program Governor s Conference for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect planning committee Kansas Citizen Review Panel -Intake to Petition.- Children s Justice Act Kansas Supreme Court Task Force on Permanency Planning Kansas Mentors Leadership Kansas Return to Table of Contents 2014 State of the States 40 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

41 Kentucky See Definitions of Fields Used in Tables with any questions about the table below. Year state office opened state org Structure Informal Network Number 0f staff 1 paid contractor Governance structure Oversight Committee Separate fundraising arm Administer local programs Affiliation agreement with local programs Membership Dues Volunteer status FOC Number of local programs 20 Remote offices Number of tribal court programs 0 Counties served/total counties 41/120 Total children served 2,970 Total volunteers 738 Statewide conference FY 2013 expenses/revenue Funding sources FY Court - State - Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - Court Improvement Fund (CIP) - VOCA - Title IV-E - Children s Justice Act (CJA) funding - TANF - National CASA - Other Federal Funding - Corporate - Individual - Membership dues - Fundraising Events - Foundations - Kappa Alpha Theta - IOLTA 2014 State of the States 41 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

42 Pass through funding to local programs: Programs do not receive state funding. Number of programs receiving pass-through funds: Funding equation used for pass through: Link to court rules: Link to statute: Link to state organization webpage: Description of state office role in state funding process and acquisition: Other creative funding strategies: Boards, committees, workgroups, taskforces, state organization participates in: Return to Table of Contents 2014 State of the States 42 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

43 Louisiana See Definitions of Fields Used in Tables with any questions about the table below. Year state office opened 1994 Structure NPO Number 0f staff 4 FT Governance structure Board of Directors (22) Separate fundraising arm Administer local programs Affiliation agreement with local programs Membership Dues Volunteer status Lay GAL Number of local programs 17 Remote offices 0 Number of tribal court programs 0 Counties served/total counties 52/63 Total children served 3191 Total volunteers 1635 Statewide conference FY 2013 expenses/revenue $499,156/$683,860 Funding sources FY Court 0 - State 0 - Community Development Block Grant 0 (CDBG) - Court Improvement Fund (CIP) 98,625 - VOCA 0 - Title IV-E 0 - Children s Justice Act (CJA) funding 63,000 - TANF 261,670 - National CASA 64,800 - Other Federal Funding 133,000 - Corporate 0 - Individual Membership dues Fundraising Events 0 - Foundations 20,000 - Kappa Alpha Theta 0 - IOLTA 0 - Other (Children s Trust Fund, CAC) 31, State of the States 43 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

44 Pass through funding to local programs: Number of programs receiving pass-through funds: Funding equation used for pass through: Link to court rules: Article 424 of the Louisiana Children s Code gives authority to CASA to operate and function in CINC cases in Louisiana. Link to statute: Link to state organization webpage: Description of state office role in state funding process and acquisition: Provide assistance through advocacy and education of leaders in supporting CASA and work with CASA Assistance Program of LA Supreme Court to provide training, technical assistance and support to the local programs. Funding is appropriated by the state legislature and the receiver of those funds is the Supreme Court of Louisiana. Through the CASA Assistance Program, the Supreme Court administers all funds including those received by the state association. Other creative funding strategies: Online Giving Campaign; Geaux Blue for Kids! Corporate Partnerships Boards, committees, workgroups, taskforces, state organization participates in: Children s Cabinet Advisory Board Children s Justice Act Advisory Board Louisiana Court Improvement Program (CARE Advisory Committee, Strategic Planning Committee) Children s Advocacy Centers of Louisiana Legislative Task Force on Legal Representation of Children Commission on Human Trafficking Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Council Louisiana Children s Code Committee Return to Table of Contents 2014 State of the States 44 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

45 Maine See Definitions of Fields Used in Tables with any questions about the table below. Year state office opened 1980 Structure State administered/direct service Number 0f staff 3 FT/ 1 PT Governance structure Separate fundraising arm Administer local programs Affiliation agreement with local programs Membership Dues Volunteer status Lay GAL Number of local programs 1 Remote offices 0 Number of tribal court programs 0 Counties served/total counties 16/16 Total children served 399 Total volunteers 155 Statewide conference FY 2013 expenses/revenue $282,804/$282,804 Funding sources FY Court 0 - State 178,539 - Community Development Block Grant 0 (CDBG) - Court Improvement Fund (CIP) 0 - VOCA 64,264 - Title IV-E 0 - Children s Justice Act (CJA) funding 0 - TANF 0 - National CASA 40,000 - Other Federal Funding 0 - Corporate 0 - Individual 0 - Membership dues 0 - Fundraising Events 0 - Foundations 0 - Kappa Alpha Theta 0 - IOLTA State of the States 45 National CASA Association 8/5/2014

46 Pass through funding to local programs: Number of programs receiving pass-through funds: Funding equation used for pass through: Link to court rules: Link to statute: Link to state organization webpage: Description of state office role in state funding process and acquisition: The state office is part of the Family Division of the Administrative Office of the Courts and advocates through that office for increased judicial branch and grant funding. Other creative funding strategies: Other than state dollars the program receives funding from the following: VOCA, Children s Justice Act, Pink House Foundation and memorial donations. The program is not able to fundraise due to internal restrictions. Boards, committees, workgroups, taskforces, state organization participates in: Maine CASA Advisory Panel provides guidance to the Maine CASA Program. Return to Table of Contents 2014 State of the States 46 National CASA Association 8/5/2014