CASA in the News!

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CASA of Baltimore County is United Way Grant Recipient

We are pleased to announce that CASA of Baltimore County, Inc has been awarded a $25,000 grant   in the Impact Area of Family Safety from the United Way of Central Maryland to support the work of our CASA Volunteers on behalf of child victims of Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse and Neglect. We look forward to being a Community Impact Partner of the United Way for Fiscal Year 2010.

CASA's Annual Newsletter

click HERE for March 2010 edition

Community Investment Tax Credits Benefit both Individual and Corporate Donors:

CASA of Baltimore County has been awarded Community Investment Tax Credits. INDIVIDUALS and Businesses with an Income Tax liability in Maryland are eligible to "buy" tax credits from CASA to support the work of our CASA Volunteers.  For example , a $1,000 donation to CASA purchases $500 in Tax credits for Income tax owed for 2010. The $1,000 donation is also deductive as a charitable expense for State and Federal Tax purposes as well, which again reduces the "cost" of the donation to the business as a donor.

 Call 410-828-0515 for additional information about Community Investment Tax Credits today.

Volunteer Recognition Breakfast

On Saturday, April 10th, approximately 100 people gathered for the Third Annual, Mary Maffezzoli Volunteer Recognition Breakfast at the Towson Sheraton. The event is named  in memory of Mary, a member of our very first group of CASA Volunteers who later served as a Volunteer Supervisor for the program..

 A good time was had by all. Over 100 volunteers, board members, staff and guests gathered to celebrate the work of our dedicated CASA Volunteers on behalf of abused and neglected children in Baltimore County. The Villa Maria children’s choir entertained the gathering with two songs including a rousing participatory  rendition of “She’s Coming Around the Mountain”.!

Speakers for the morning included Judge Cox and Ashley Ruddelsden.  Ashley, a former Baltimore County foster child, told her own story and spoke on the importance of CASA advocacy for children and on the importance on working with youth to learn how to advocate for themselves.  Ashley spoke of her good fortune in having Kelly Buedel as her CASA volunteer for almost eight years. Ashley and Kelly remain in close contact.

This event will continue to be held annually. We hope to see even a larger number of volunteers turn out to be recognized next Spring.