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Four Keys for CASA: Unlocking doors to permanent homes for abused and neglected children

by Washington State CASA

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After 4 years and countless experiences of volunteers and children, best practices from the Achieving Permanence Project sites are collected and organized for publication. The Four Keys for CASA include 1) Collaboration and Community Commitment; 2) Training Volunteer Advocates for Legally Free Children; 3) Supervising and Nurturing the Process; 4) Resources and tools to use along the way. The Four Keys manual is designed for use by program managers and volunteer coordinators to help in preparation, training and supervision of volunteers working with children who are legally free for adoption. Forms and checklists that programs have found useful as children move through the system toward permanence are included in the resource section.

The Stuart Foundation provided grants to the Washington State Association of CASA/GAL Programs for the Achieving Permanence Project. Washington State CASA administered the project and produced this manual with the assistance of the local CASA/GAL programs in Benton/Franklin, Chelan/Douglas, Cowlitz, Island, Okanogan, Pierce, Snohomish, Walla Walla, and Yakima counties.