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CASA of Lackawanna County

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CASA of Lackawanna County is a volunteer advocacy program for children in foster care. Many of those children are in foster care and may move from home to home.

Every year, in Lackawanna County, two to three hundred children are involved in the child welfare system due to abuse or neglect. Some are home with relatives and friends who need a lot of support to keep them safe and ensure their needs are met. This is where CASA steps in. The mission of Lackawanna County CASA is to advocate for abused and neglected children, give them hope, support, and encouragement, enhance their resiliency, and ensure that their voices are heard as the juvenile system seeks safe, permanent, and nurturing homes.

• CASA volunteers receive 30 hours of training from professionals in the legal and welfare fields and must have an additional 4-5 hours of court observation.
• Once assigned to a case, the CASA volunteer reviews court, school, medical and caseworker records.
• The CASA volunteer talks with everyone involved, including parents, foster parents, social workers, school officials, health providers, and most importantly, the child.
• The CASA then provides the judge with a factual, written report to help the court make a well-informed, timely decision about that child's future.
• CASA volunteers support just one or two children, while a child welfare worker may have a caseload of a dozen children and families to monitor. Kids who have a CASA volunteer are more likely to find permanency – when the court follows CASA recommendations, kids are significantly less likely to reenter the child welfare system. The good news is – almost anyone can be a CASA volunteer. Our CASA volunteers include business owners, nurses, painters, printers, professors, graduate students, retirees, and full-time parents. Our volunteers tell us that it’s one of the most rewarding and challenging experiences they have ever had – and our CASA kids tell us how much they appreciate having someone by their side through the most challenging times of their life. You can help CASA to change a child’s story!

10/25/2026

Board chair Lisa Murphy and CASA director Joan Peterson are at Kuzzin's Cafe for a pool tournament to benefit CASA of Lackawanna County.

10/20/2026

🎱 Billiards Tournament at Kuzzin’s Café! 🎱
📍 Dunmore | 🗓 Sunday, October 25th | ⏰ Starts at 12:00 PM

Join us for the 2nd Annual tournament benefitting CASA of Lackawanna County! Like last year, 100% of proceeds will go directly to supporting their mission of advocating for abused and neglected children in our local court system.

CASA volunteers are specially trained and appointed by judges to ensure vulnerable children don’t get lost in the system. They speak up for the best interests of each child, gather critical information, and provide ongoing support until a safe and permanent home is secured.

💰Nonrefundable $10 donation per player
🕛 It’s scotch doubles, baby!!! All players must arrive and sign in by 12:00pm
👥 Spectators welcome, no entry fee to attend!

Your participation helps ensure that every child has a voice and a champion in court. Come shoot some pool and support a cause that truly matters! 💙🎱

10/19/2026

Thank you to everyone who sponsored, donated, and joined us for An Enchanted Evening with CASA!

10/01/2026

of Wyoming Valley Savor the Journey! Congratulations to our friends on a great event!

09/30/2026

Lisa Murphy, CASA board chair and I spent the morning visiting some wonderful bakeries here in Scranton. Thanks so much to My Mother's Delicacies Bakery, Lynn Sandy's Bakery, Minooka Pastry Shop, Cuppa cake café, and Great Temptations who are donating for the dessert table at the Enchanted Evening Gala! It's going to be fantastic!

09/19/2026

Come see CASA of Lackawanna and all of the great people at United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania Welcoming Scranton!

08/25/2026

14 children in foster care in Lackawanna County are currently waiting for someone to stand beside them. Could that someone be you?A child involved in the child welfare syste

06/05/2026

Thank you for supporting CASA of Lackawanna during !

06/05/2026

Make your gift to CASA of Lackawanna at exactly 3:00 PM on 6/5 and help us be right on time for an extra $500!
Go to https://www.nepagives.org/organization/casa-of-lackawanna

06/05/2026

At CASA of Lackawanna, trained volunteer advocates stand beside children in the foster care system, ensuring their voices are heard! This is only possible because of caring supporters like you. Your donation today during our NEPA Gives campaign helps recruit, train, and support CASA volunteers who provide hope, stability, and advocacy for children facing some of life's toughest challenges. Thanks to the generosity of .inc , all donations will be matched, up to $2,000. Give today at https://www.nepagives.org/organization/casa-of-lackawanna. Double your impact. Change a child's story.

Address

825 Jefferson Avenue
Scranton, PA
18510

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 4:30pm
Thursday	9am - 4:30pm
Friday	9am - 4:30pm

Telephone

(570) 558-3971

Website

http://www.casaoflackawanna.org/

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