2016ANNUAL REPORTOHIO CASA/GAL ASSOCIATION

PICTURED ON FRONT COVER (clockwise from upper left): (1) The crew from the Pickaway & Hocking Counties CASA/GAL Program with Judge Jan M. Long of the Pickaway County Juvenile & Probate Court, at the April 26, 2016, CASA Day in Ohio Kickoff Celebration; (2) Suzanne Barker, staff attorney for CASA of Franklin County, models a new messenger bag at the 2016 Celebrate Kids! Conference; (3) Howard Whitcomb (left), 2016 Attorney Advocate of the Year, with Connie Cornett, executive director of the Ottawa County CASA Program, at the 2016 Celebrate Kids! Conference.

PICTURED ON BACK COVER (clockwise from left): (1) Representative J. Kyle Koehler welcomed staff and volunteers from the Clark County Juvenile Court CASA/GAL Program during the April 26, 2016, CASA Day in Ohio Kickoff Celebration; (2) Participants of the Celebrate Kids! Conference enjoy a presentation September 29, 2016; (3) Long-time CASA supporter Jennifer Justice, then of ODJFS, accepts the Mary Ellen Wilson Social Worker of the Year Award September 30, 2016.

MAJORITY REPORT

2016 data provide a snapshot of the typical CASA volunteer and child served in Ohio:

FEMALE 83.6%

CAUCASIAN 86.6%

60 years or older 35.3%

VOLUNTEER

MALE 51.1%

CAUCASIAN 69.0%

0-5 years 41.0%

CHILD SERVED

Additional statistics are available on page 3.

THE OHIO CASA/GAL ASSOCIATION is part of a national network that recruits, screens, and trains volunteers to serve their local communities as court appointed special advocates.

Advocating in court for the best interest of children who are abused or neglected, CASA volunteers restore hope and provide much-needed stability in the children’s life. These specially trained individuals help judges make better-informed decisions about permanent placement.

Ohio CASA is a membership-driven organization that provides local programs and their volunteers with training, funding, leadership, quality assurance and management assistance.

JANUARY40 community members are sworn in as the inaugural class of CASA of Cuyahoga County volunteers.

FEBRUARYNCASAA announces the appointment of Ohio CASA staff members Regina Douridas and Tonya Buchanan to its Communications & Marketing and Performance Measurement committees.

First class of volunteers is sworn in to serve Union County (FEB 10).

Andy Snouffer joins Ohio CASA as training coordinator (FEB 24).

2016 IN REVIEW

Wyandot

Wood

Williams

Wayne

WashingtonWarren

Vinton

Van Wert

Union

Tuscarawas

Trumbull

Summ

it

Stark

Shelby

Seneca

Scioto

Sandusky

Ross

RichlandPutnam

Preble

Portage

Pike

PickawayPerr y

Paulding

Ottawa

Noble

Muskingum

Morrow

Morgan

Montgom

er yMonroe

Miami

Mercer

Meigs

Medina

Marion

Mahoning

Madison

Lucas

Lorain

Logan

Licking

Lawrence

Lake

Knox

Jefferson

Jackson

Huron

Holmes

Hocking

Highland

Henr y

Harrison

Hardin

Hancock

Hamilton

Guernsey

Greene

Geauga

Gallia

Fulton

Franklin

Fayette

Fair field

Erie

Delaware

Defiance

Darke

Cuyahoga

Crawford

Coshocton

Columbiana

Clinton

Clerm

ont

Clark

Champaign

Carroll

Butler

Brown

Belmont

Auglaize

Athens

Ashtabula

AshlandAllen

Adams

APRILOhio CASA co-sponsors a family violence prevention seminar in collaboration with ACTION OHIO Coalition for Battered Women (APR 22).

Ohio CASA hosts its annual CASA Day in Ohio Kickoff Celebration at the statehouse, welcoming program staff, volunteers and directors from around the state. Representatives Jeffery S. Rezabek and J. Kyle Koehler present

COUNTIES SERVED BY CASA 2016

Cindy Westwood, Ohio CASA board president, with a resolution declaring April 30 as CASA Day in Ohio (APR 26).

EXPANSION PROJECT MAINTAINS PACE

The Ohio CASA/GAL Association expansion project continued to make progress during 2016.

New programs came on board in Clinton, Union and Ashland counties, bringing the year-end total to 40 programs serving 47 counties. The growth enabled CASA volunteers to serve more than 8,000 children.

The expansion project began with a $2 million grant from Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine in 2013. Progress since then has been significant.

During the period between August 2013, when the project began, through the end of 2016, the number of counties served by a CASA program has grown from 37 to 47, a 27 percent increase.

In addition, the number of CASA programs is up 14%, from 35 to 40.

The number of children served is up 15 percent, from 7,591 to 8,752.

The expansion project is expected to close having met its goal of service to 50 counties. With new and expanded programs reaching full capacity, a second goal of serving 10,000 children is in sight.

The number of volunteers has remained steady throughout the life of the project at around 2,000. Volunteer recruitment and retainment remain a challenge nationwide and will be the focus of new growth campaigns.

JULYThe Ohio CASA network expands to 39 programs serving 46 counties with the addition of the Clinton County CASA and Noble County CASA programs.

AUGUSTThe Ashland County CASA Program comes on board, expanding the reach of the network to 47 counties served by 40 programs.

MULTI-RACIAL | VOLUNTEERS 0.9% | CHILDREN SERVED 7.87%

VOLUNTEERS

CHILDREN SERVED8,752

2016 NCASAA ANNUAL SURVEY DATA

2,162

VOLUNTEER

HO

URS D O NATED

148,280

RACE

47OHIO COUNTIES SERVED

BY A CASA PROGRAM

VOLUNTEERS

AFRICAN AMERICAN OR BLACK | VOLUNTEERS 8.7% | CHILDREN SERVED 22.9%

CAUCASIAN | VOLUNTEERS 86.6% | CHILDREN SERVED 69.0%

AGE

0-5 years

6-11 years

12-15 years

16-17 years

18+ years

21-29 years

30-39 years 40-49 years

50-59 years

60+ years

CHILDREN SERVED VOLUNTEERS

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

VOLUNTEERS

FEMALE 83.6%MALE 16.4%

CHILDREN SERVED

FEMALE 47.8% MALE 51.1%

UNKNOWN 1.2%

GENDER

71% HAVE COLLEGE OR GRADUATE DEGREE

53% ARE EMPLOYED

SEPTEMBEROhio CASA’s annual Celebrate Kids! Conference is held in Columbus September 28 through September 30. The event is highlighted by a ceremony

to honor Howard Whitcomb (Ottawa County), Attorney Advocate of the Year; Jennifer Justice (ODJFS), Mary Ellen Wilson Social Worker of the Year; Kristen LePrevost (Lorain County), Pro Star Volunteer of the Year, and Dennis Blank

(Clark County), Rising Star Volunteer of the Year.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is named Child Advocate of the Year.

SPONSORS

FINANCIAL PICTURE

REVENUE

Grants $1,006,976.00

License Plates 97,587.00

Annual Conference 55,871.00

Dues 16,125.00

Contributions 25,286.00

Training Fees 545.00

Other 1,147.00

Interest & Dividends 6,463.00

Gains on Investments (839.00)

TOTAL REVENUE $1,209,161.00

EXPENSES

Program Services $1,057,926.00

Management & General 106,380.00

Fundraising 19,550.00

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,183,856.00

NET ASSETS $ 199,014.00

NOVEMBER Ohio CASA launches updated website with enhanced functionality to better serve its members (NOV 2).

DECEMBERLocal program directors gather in Columbus for Ohio CASA’s annual Technical Assistance Meeting. Doug

Stephens announces that Jenny Stotts, director of the Athens County CASA/GAL Program, will expand her role as Regional Resource Coordinator - Southeast Ohio (DEC 8 and 9).

DONORS

AMAZON SMILES

JAMES ARMSTRONG

BARBARA BUDDENDECK, in Memory of Ruth Schurer

ERIC BUDDENDECK

KAY CARTER

ROBERT CASARONA

DAWN DAUGHERTY

HEATHER DUSTERBERG

DEBORAH & JOHN EVERETT

DRUG FREE ACTION ALLIANCE

MARK HALPIN

MARGARET HAMILTON

KAPPA ALPHA THETA, Alpha Gamma Chapter

KAPPA ALPHA THETA, Beta Tau Chapter

KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS

RON LUCE

DANA NOVAK, in Memory of Theodore Peterson

KEVIN O’BOYLE

CAROLINE O’CONNELL

CARRIE O’CONNOR

PATRICIA PALMER, in Memory of Theodore Peterson

HEATHER SARGEANT

CLARK SHEPARD

RICK SMITH

DOUG STEPHENS

DEBORAH SUCKOW

DIANA TUROFF

LORI TYACK

CYNTHIA WESTWOOD

CAROLYN WIELINSKE

WILDERMUTH FOUNDATION

ROBERT & SHIRLEY WILLIAMS

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT

OHIO CASA/GAL ASSOCIATION

CINDI WESTWOOD, president Rogers & Greenberg

DIANA TUROFF, president-elect Finance Fund

HEATHER DUSTERBERG, treasurer Independent Consultant

RON LUCE, secretary John W. Clem Recovery House

RICK SMITH, past president Retired pediatrician

JAMES S. ARMSTRONG Attorney

2016 OHIO CASA/GAL ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

P. MICHAEL BRUNETTI Commercial Vehicle Group

CONNIE CORNETT Ottawa County CASA Program

MARK J. HALPIN KPMG

HELEN E. JONES-KELLEY Montgomery County ADAMHS Board

KATHY KERR CASA of Franklin County

ROGER LOY Montgomery County JFS

GRETA McKENZIE Greene County CASA Program

KEVIN O’BOYLE UPS retired

DEBBIE SUCKOW Fifth Third Bank

AUTUMN SWANSON Girl Scouts of Western Ohio

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