Dallas CASA
Karla Florence has extensive experience in child advocacy and administrative coordination, currently serving as a Volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) at Dallas CASA since June 2016, where responsibilities include monitoring case plans and conducting interviews with children and families. Since October 2005, Karla has worked as an Administrative Coordinator for Dallas County, acting as a liaison for various boards and ensuring the accuracy of youth records as Admissions/Discharge Coordinator. Previous roles include Clerk, providing administrative support to the District Attorney liaison and processing court-related documents, and Escrow Clerk at First American Real Estate Tax Service, managing property tax payments. Karla holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Phoenix, an Associate of Arts and Sciences in Substance Abuse Counseling from Dallas College, and a Psychiatric Assistant Certificate from PCI Health Training Center.
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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.