Casa of Los Angeles
Casa of Los Angeles
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About this organization
Mission
Casa of Los Angeles' mission is to mobilize community volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children. Casa's vision is a Los Angeles in which every foster child has an advocate and the opportunity to thrive.
About
Casa of Los Angeles seeks to reduce and reverse the effects of child abuse and neglect, with ultimate goals of safety, permanency and well-being for children in the Los Angeles County child welfare system. This year, nearly 1,012 volunteer court appointed special advocates (casas) served 1,234 children with long-term advocacy by learning about their living situations, identifying needs & providing recommendations to the court that serve the best interest of the child. Casa volunteers work to help children find safe, permanent homes, encourage family visitation, & support children's medical, mental health and educational needs. Volunteers also provide day of court advocacy for almost 3,000 children in the court's shelter care program. The aggregate value of services rendered by casa volunteers this year was $4.2m.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as described in the filing, is “Our mission is to mobilize community volunteers to advocate for children who have experienced abuse and neglect. our vision is a los angeles where every child in the child welfare system has an advocate and the opportunity to thrive.”.
When describing its duties, they were characterized as: “To mobilize community volunteers to advocate for children who have experienced abuse and neglect.”.
- The non-profit has complied with legal regulations by reporting their state of operation as CA.
- The filing shows that the non-profit's address as of 2020 is 201 CENTRE PLAZA DRIVE NO 1100, MONTEREY PARK, CA, 91754.
- As of 2020, the non-profit has reported a total of 56 employees on their form.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $336,135.
- The organization has 27 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1983.
- The organization pays $3,523,947 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $672,777 in fundraising expenses.