Casa of Larimer County

The Court Appointed Special Advocate (Casa) program pairs trained volunteers with children who have experienced abuse or neglect. Casa volunteers monitor child well-being, advocates in Court for their best interests, and help older youth transition from foster care into adulthood through our Casa fostering futures program. In 2023, 179 Casa volunteers advocated for 282 children. In january of 2022,the magistrate on the dependency and neglect docket began referring every new case to the Casa program. The Casa program served 89% of new cases that were eligible for a Casa in 2023. All staff and new Casa volunteers are trained in trust based relational intervention (tbri). The tbri caregiver package is also offered to caregivers of children involved in the Casa program.

Family connections at harmony house program: this program provides supervised visitation and custody exchange services. Documentation from these services helps the Court determine whether it's safe for a child to begin unsupervised visitation, or return to the custody of their parent(s) or guardian(s). Families receive individualized supportive case management. All staff are trained as coaches in trust based relational intervention (tbri). Tbri is integrated into services for parents. The tbri caregiver package is also offered outside of services to caregivers of children involved in the family connections program. Taking a holistic, family-centered approach, the family connections program has the opportunity to strengthen parenting skills and provide connections to community resources to support the family long after services at clc end. Combining these services makes a real impact on the rates of recurrence of child abuse and neglect in our community. In 2023, 223 children (560 total clients) benefited from 1,708 safe visits and exchanges.

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