CASA for Children of Monmouth County has been named as one of four recipients of the Impact 100 Jersey Coast’s 2019 high-impact grants of $110,000.
CASA of Monmouth County is the sole organization in Monmouth County authorized by the court to provide advocacy service for foster children, and to train community volunteers to undertake independent case investigations and court advocacy for abused and neglected foster children, according to a press release.
The grant will enable CASA of Monmouth County to expand its services to train 50 to 60 new volunteers and assign at least 110 never-before-served children to a CASA volunteer, according to the press release.
The Impact 100 group awards grants of at least $100,000 to organizations for transformational change that can have a significant impact on the Monmouth County community. The 440 members cast their votes at the annual meeting after listening to presentations from five finalists, according to the press release.
“We are thrilled to receive this funding to help us accomplish our mission of providing trained advocates to children in the foster care system,” said Cynthia Van Brunt, executive director of CASA for Children of Monmouth County.
“Our organization exists because of partnerships with organizations like Impact 100 Jersey Coast, which remain committed to our initiatives regardless of economic climate,” Van Brunt said.
CASA for Children of Monmouth County is a nonprofit charitable organization founded in 2004 which works through professionally trained and supervised volunteers to promote the welfare of children in foster care. Its mission is to help children have a more stable foster care experience and achieve permanency. In Monmouth County there are nearly 450 children who are victims of abuse and neglect, according to the press release.
Impact 100 Jersey Coast unites women to make a lasting impact by collectively funding
transformative grants in the Jersey Coast region, according to the press release.
