Court Appointed Special Advocates Program

The OJJDP FY 10 Earmarks Program furthers the Department's mission by providing grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, to organizations identified in the Conference Report to accompany the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (P.L. 111-117), H.R. Conf. Rep. No. 111-366 at 702-714.

This project will expand the provision of services to children in the Dependency Court of Los Angeles County who are served by the Lancaster, California office of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Los Angeles. The project's aim is to increase the number of children served in the Antelope Valley service area of the Lancaster office and to ensure that needed services are identified and provided to each child.

NCA/NCF