Who are the children CASA of Baltimore serves?

Children served by CASA of Baltimore are children who have been abused, neglected or abandoned by their parent(s) and are in need of assistance.  Most of these children have been removed from their homes and placed in foster care or the care of a relative.  They may range in age from newborn to 21 years old.  There are approximately 6,000 children in foster care in Baltimore City – about 70% of the children in the child welfare system in the State.  In Baltimore City, the majority of children in the child welfare system are African American, many entering the system as a result of maltreatment caused by parental substance abuse.  These children are likely to move from one foster family to another, from one unfamiliar neighborhood to another and one school to another.   The children are often confused, rootless and likely very angry and they deserve what you would want for your own children, or other children you know personally…they deserve the stability and opportunity that comes with a safe and caring, permanent home.