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Child Advocates of Silicon Valley is a nonprofit organization that serves foster children aged birth to 21 years old, who have been placed in the Santa Clara County Dependency Court System for having experienced abuse, neglect and/or abandonment.

We serve children in foster care by:

• ensuring every child has a caring and stable adult in their life, an Advocate, while navigating the system;

• influencing local policies and decisions that affect the children we serve;

• building enduring community partnerships to broaden and strengthen our impact.

We are also an affiliate of the National Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Association. As an affiliate, we are responsible for operating the CASA program in Santa Clara County according to the national guidelines, which entails recruiting, training and supporting CASA Volunteers. CASA Volunteers are trained community members who are appointed with a court order by a judge to advocate for the best interests of a child in foster care.

To learn more about Child Advocates of Silicon Valley or how to become an Advocate, please visit ChildAdvocatesSV.org.