Dallas CASA
Anna Ateek has extensive experience in the social work field, currently serving as a Program Manager at Communities In Schools of Greater Tarrant County since January 2019, where responsibilities include working as a CIS School Social Worker at Hoover Elementary. In addition, Anna has been a Court Appointed Special Advocate with Dallas CASA since April 2018. Previous roles include serving as a Master's Level Intern at City House, Inc. and a Bachelor's Level Intern at the Gladney Center for Adoption, as well as a volunteer position at Heart House. Anna holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from the University of North Texas and has pursued a Master’s Level education in Social Work at The University of Texas at Arlington.
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Dallas CASA
Last year, nearly 1,000 child victims were removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect and placed into the protective care of the state. These children need powerful voices to speak for them. Dallas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is a non-profit organization that recruits, trains and supervises volunteers who serve as voices for abused children in court. Judges appoint Dallas CASA volunteers to advocate for the best interests of children who have been abused or neglected, helping these children have safe, permanent homes as quickly as possible. Dallas CASA exists so that abused and neglected children in protective care have the chance to become successful adults. With the help of caring advocates, the cycle of abuse and neglect can be broken. Dallas CASA has a strong and steady history demonstrating its ability to grow the number of children it serves. In 2020, Dallas CASA served 3,374 children. The program also recruited and trained 472 new volunteer advocates during the year, increasing the number of active CASA volunteer advocates to more than 1,500. Since the inception of CASA advocacy, Dallas volunteers have helped thousands of children find safe, permanent homes. Today, more than 68,000 advocates serve in nearly 1,000 state and local program offices nationwide. Dallas CASA is a charter member of the National Court Appointed Special Advocates Association and of Texas CASA, We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit social service agency governed by a board of directors. To learn more about advocating for abused and neglected children, go to www.dallascasa.org.