Outrage pours as funding for special advocates of DC area foster children cut by DOJ

Outrage pours as funding for special advocates of DC area foster children cut by DOJ

Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASAs, are individuals who give a voice to foster children. But, cuts in grant funding at the Department of Justice have made the future of these programs in the D.C. region and nationwide uncertain. The National CASA/GAL, which helps to operate the programs around the nation, saw more than $48 million in grant dollars cut, according to a Reuters report. The program has no connection to other programs with s…

U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff sounds alarm after Trump Administration guts support for Georgia foster children - Americus Times-Recorder

Ossoff Press Today, Sen. Ossoff and advocates from across Georgia warned about the impact of the Trump Administration’s move to gut Federal funding for programs that support vulnerable foster children in Georgia and across the country, warning the move could put vulnerable children in Georgia even more at risk. Earlier this week, the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice terminated millions of dollars in Federal funding intended to suppor…

CASA sees cuts to federal, projected state funding for foster children

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) -- Gov. Patrick Morissey cut the amount of state funding that a bi-partisan group of state lawmakers had rallied to include, the executive director of New River CASA said on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Dr. Kristi Dumas, executive director of New River Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) in Beckley, said the legislature had pushed for CASA to receive a million dollars in funding to help with providing advocates for the state'…

Advocacy program for kids placed in child welfare brace for cuts after federal funding slash

The Trump administration announced it would be slashing millions of dollars that normally flow to a program that helps foster youth match with Court Appointed Special Advocates. The advocate helps kids navigate court appointments and life in foster care.

Advocates for Oregon foster kids hit by funding cuts from Trump administration, Congress

A statewide program that provides volunteer advocates for children in Oregon foster care is dealing with funding cuts on two fronts, after the U.S. Department of Justice last week abruptly terminated grant funding to its national affiliate.