'Giving the middle finger to service': Trump is 'without authority' to unilaterally dismantle AmeriCorps, lawsuit says

[LauraInLA]

1. Among the many impacts of this act, the funding for Court-Appointed Special Advocates has been cut.

CASAs, or guardians ad-litem in some states, are volunteer advocates for foster kids who help with placement, education, carceral issues (yielding kids who are doubly affected by both the foster and juvenile justice systems), etc. The Americorps funds paid for our supervisors, licensed social workers who enable us volunteers to perform our functions.

Incidentally, CASA is a fantastic program and they always need volunteers! The commitment is one monthly meeting with your kiddo and court reports to be written every few months. I’d say it’s like Big Brother/Big Sister, perhaps on steroids.