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Virginia Beach Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is a community-based program that recruits, trains and supports citizen-volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the courtroom and our community. Volunteer advocates—empowered directly by the courts—offer judges the critical information they need to ensure that each child’s rights and needs are prioritized. For many abused children, a CASA volunteer is the most consistent adult presence in their lives.
Center for Child & Family Services began in late 1943 in response to the wartime need for professional counseling services for disrupted families. At that time, the agency was known as the Family Counseling Service. In 1944 the agency became affiliated with the National Family Service Association of America, now the Alliance for Children & Families. Initial funding was provided by a committee of concerned society ladies. By 1945, the agency was funded by the Community Chest from the neighboring cities of Hampton and Newport News, which later became the United Fund and subsequently the United Way. In 1947, the agency began providing family counseling services on a Peninsula-wide basis, which is a continued practice today.
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) is a voluntary, non-profit, health organization dedicated to ending the devastating effects of MS by advancing the cure, prevention and treatment of multiple sclerosis and by improving the lives of affected individuals.
