The National CASA Association. Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013

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1 The National CASA Association Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013

2 Table of Contents Tables and Figures 2 Introduction 4 Finding Highlights 5 Local Program Snapshots 6 Trends in Key Indicators 7 Characteristics of Programs and Service Area 8 Boards of Directors 11 Program Revenue 11 CASA/GAL Program Staff 15 Staff Demographics 16 Executive Director and Volunteer Coordinator Positions 18 Staff Turnover 19 CASA/GAL Volunteers 21 Volunteer Hours 22 Volunteer Demographics 22 Volunteer Departure 25 Children Served 26 Children s Demographics 28 Case Closure and Length of Cases 29 Other Types of Cases Accepted 31 Volunteer Training 32 Data Appendix 34 Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 1

3 Tables and Figures Volunteers and Children Served Over Time 7 Program Age 8 Administrative Structure 8 Model Type 9 Service Area 9 Population of Service Area 9 Number of Counties Served 10 Number of Court Districts Served 10 Number of Remote or Satellite Offices 10 Race and Ethnicity of Board Members 11 Median Revenue, Expenses, and Costs per Volunteer and Child Served Total Revenue and Expenses by Area Served 12 Change in Programs Revenue, 2012 to Revenue Change by Administrative Structure 13 Program Revenue by Source 14 Change in Staffing Levels, 2012 to Percentage of Programs with Given Staff Positions 15 Average FTE by Staff Position 16 Race/Ethnicity of Program Staff 17 Education Levels of Program Staff 17 Median Staff Salaries 18 Benefits Offered to Executive Directors and Volunteer Coordinators 19 Percentage of Programs with at Least One Staff Leaving for Each Reason 19 Total Number of Staff Leaving for Each Reason 20 Estimated Volunteer Totals 21 Median Number of Volunteers per Program 21 Ways in Which Programs Track Volunteer Hours 22 Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 2

4 Tables and Figures Continued Race and Ethnicity of Volunteers 22 Volunteer Age 23 Volunteer Education Level 23 Volunteer Employment Status 23 Selected Career Types of Volunteers 24 Targeted Volunteer Recruitment 24 Primary Reasons Volunteers Leave Programs 25 Estimated Total Numbers of Children Served 26 Median Numbers of Children Served 26 Median Numbers of Children Receiving Services from Paid Staff 27 Ages of Children Served 28 Race and Ethnicity of Children 28 Comparison of Race/Ethnicity of Staff, Volunteers, and Children 29 Reasons for Case Closure 29 Length of Time from Assignment to Closure 30 Time in Out-of-Home Care 30 Other Types of Cases Accepted by Local Programs 31 Total Number of Children Served by Case Type 31 Number of Trainings Offered 32 Number of Volunteers Participating 32 Percentage of Programs Training for 33 Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 3

5 Introduction The mission of the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association, together with its state and local members, is to support and promote court-appointed volunteer advocacy so that every abused or neglected child can be safe, establish permanence and have the opportunity to thrive. National CASA, headquartered in Seattle, WA, serves as a resource to support and increase the capacities of state organizations and local programs so that they can serve more abused and neglected children and serve them better. National CASA provides state and local program representatives with training and technical assistance in a variety of areas including: program development, volunteer recruitment and training, quality assurance, program best practices, public awareness, evaluation and resource development. National CASA also provides grant funds to state organizations and local programs to promote growth and quality. Every year the National CASA Association surveys both state organizations and local programs to get an accurate reflection of the structure and operation of programs across the country. In 2013, the CASA/GAL network consisted of 951 state organizations and local programs. The findings illustrated by these survey results are critically important to track the growth and development among state organizations and local programs, secure funding from diverse sources, and help National CASA to better serve state and local organizations. Thank you to all organizations that responded to the survey this year. The valid response rate this year for key indicator data was 92% for both volunteers and children served. In addition to the data presented in this report, respondents were asked to provide ways in which National CASA can provide further assistance to local programs. The responses to this question have been passed on to the appropriate teams at National CASA for review. Data Notes: 1. Median values are frequently used in this report rather than averages because of the wide range of responses resulting from dramatically different local program sizes and budgets. Reporting the average for such a wide range with a small total number of respondents would result in findings that are skewed toward the higher end. A median means that half of the organizations had more than the median amount and half had less. 2. Due to rounding, some percentages may total 99% or 101% rather than exactly 100%. 3. Local programs in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Utah reported their data cumulatively through their state organizations, which may affect findings based on medians or findings where the data has been divided to compare subgroups such as urban, rural and suburban/mixed comparisons. Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 4

6 Finding Highlights Children Served in 2013 CASA/GAL programs served an estimated total of 238,527 children in 2013, 197,865 of whom were served by volunteers. Nearly 90,000 new children were assigned to a volunteer and just over 90,000 children s cases were closed. Sixty percent of programs reported that at least one child received advocacy services provided by a paid CASA/GAL staff person. An estimated total of 39,610 children were served by paid staff. The average length of time paid staff acting in an advocacy capacity was assigned to a child was 17.4 months. Volunteers in 2013 An estimated 74,918 volunteers participated in CASA/GAL programs in 2013, and 21,966 new volunteers were trained a median of 12 new volunteers in each program. Last year, 16,387 volunteers left their programs a median of 7 per program. The average number of cases to which a volunteer was assigned at one time was 1.5 cases, representing 2.6 children. The average length of time a volunteer was assigned to a child was 19.2 months. Specialized Training for Volunteers This year s survey asked about specialized training for volunteers that equips them to serve children with specific needs. 27% of programs offered specialized training around educational advocacy; 27% offered training for working with older youth; and 16% offered training for working with children 0 3 years old. Program Revenue and Costs per Child and Volunteer For the fiscal year ending no later than December 31, 2013, median total revenue was $134,790, ranging from $87,610 in rural programs to $370,400 in urban programs. Cumulatively, programs reported more than $300 million dollars in revenue, more than half of which came from public sources. The median cost per volunteer for all programs was $3,170, and median cost per child was $1,090. Local Program Staff Programs reported 4,326 staff working in local CASA/GAL program offices in 2013, 73% of whom worked full-time and 27% part-time. The median FTE (full-time equivalents) for all programs was 3.0. A total of 238 FTE were gained network-wide and 67 FTE were lost. Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 5

7 Typical* Local Program Snapshots All programs Urban programs Rural programs Mixed/suburban programs Number (Percentage) 771 (100%) 87 (12%) 366 (50%) 280 (38%) Program age 18 years 26 years 15 years 20 years Paid employees Full-time employees Part-time employees Active volunteers New volunteers trained Volunteers departing Volunteer hours/program 2,879 8,280 1,850 4,260 Children served (total) New children Cases closed Children provided advocacy by paid staff (if 1 or more) Children monitored by program (if 1 or more) Children unserved Total revenue $134,790 $370,400 $87,610 $180,370 Expenses $136,570 $350,000 $92,080 $188,880 Costs per volunteer $3,170 $3,100 $3,300 $3,070 Costs per child $1,090 $1,150 $1,060 $1,150 * These numbers are based on the median values, meaning that half of the programs had more than the median value and half had less. The programs self-identified as serving a primarily urban, rural, or mixed/suburban area. Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 6

8 Thousands Trends in Key Indicators Total number of children advocated for in 2013: An estimated 238,527 children received advocacy services by all CASA/GAL programs. Total number of volunteers in 2013: Estimated 74,918 volunteers in all CASA/GAL programs. 300 Volunteers and Children Served Over Time Children Served CASA/GAL Volunteers Chart note: Prior to 2011, numbers for children served included cases monitored by staff. Estimates are projections based on actual totals reported by local programs. Over the past six years, key indicator data for children and volunteers has been received from an average of 93% of programs. This year, the estimated number of children served increased compared to 2012, but the estimated number of volunteers fell below 2011 and 2012 levels. Precise key indicators data is found in Data Appendix Table A. Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 7

9 Characteristics of Programs and Service Area Median program age was 18 years, ranging from a median of 15 years for rural programs to a median of 26 for urban programs. The majority of programs were independent non-profits (62%) and had either a friend of the court or guardian ad litem model (88%). Program Age 22 or more yrs 36% yrs 23% 0-5 yrs 9% yrs 19% 6-10 yrs 13% Part of an umbrella organization 17% Administrative Structure Other 1% Part of a government agency 20% Independent non-profit 62% Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 8

10 CASA/GAL Attorney team 17% Other 5% Model Type Friend of the Court 51% Guardian ad litem 27% Half of local programs served rural areas. Correspondingly, nearly half served areas with populations of less than 100,000 people. Sixty percent served one county, and 78% served one court district. Eightyfour percent of programs served the entire court district or jurisdiction in which it was located. Suburban/ mixed 38% Service Area Urban 12% Rural 50% More than 800,000 8% 400,000 to 800,000 10% Population of service area 100,000 to 400,000 35% Less than 100,000 47% Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 9

11 Number of counties served Number of court districts served 3 or more 11% 3 or more 25% Two 15% One 60% Two 11% One 78% Additionally, 17% of local programs operated at least one remote or satellite office in other counties or courts within the jurisdiction. A total of 312 such remote offices operated. Number of remote or satellite offices* Four or more Three 4% 8% Two 20% One 68% * If the program operated at least one such office (N=131 local programs) Less than two percent (1.9%) of local programs served a tribal court, a court operated by an American Indian/Alaska Native tribe for tribal members. A total of 13 tribal courts were served. Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 10

12 Boards of Directors Eighty-three percent of programs reported having a governing board of directors. The majority (58%) of board directors were female; 42% were male. The majority of board members were Caucasian/non- Hispanic/non-Latino; complete racial data is found in Data Appendix Table B (N=7,393 board members). Race and ethnicity of board members American Indian/Alaska Native Asian Black/African American Caucasian Multiracial Native Hawaiian/ Pac Is. Other Latino/Hispanic 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Program Revenue For the fiscal year ending no later than December 31, 2013, median total revenue was $134,790, ranging from $87,610 in rural programs to $370,400 in urban programs. Program revenue increased with program age as shown in the table below. Cumulatively, programs reported more than $300 million dollars in revenue, more than half of which came from public sources (table on Page 14). Median revenue and expenses tended to be fairly equal within area types and program age groups. The median cost per volunteer across all programs was $3,170, and median cost per child was $1,090. Costs did not vary significantly with area served or age of program. The cost per volunteer and child is calculated for each program children served, then the overall median costs are computed from these values. or Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 11

13 Median revenue, expenses, and costs per volunteer and child served. Median Total Revenue Median Total Expenses Median Cost per Volunteer Median Cost per Child All programs $134,790 $136,570 $3,170 $1,090 Area Served Urban programs $370,400 $350,000 $3,100 $1,150 Rural programs $87,610 $92,080 $3,300 $1,060 Suburban/mixed programs $180,370 $188,880 $3,070 $1,150 Age Of Program 0 5 years $63,510 $54,710 $3,010 $1, years $91,860 $93,360 $3,100 $1, years $122,570 $127,710 $3,130 $1, years $142,450 $152,710 $3,330 $1,150 Over 21 years $198,500 $196,140 $3,210 $1,030 $400,000 $350,000 $300, Total Revenue and Expenses by Area Served Revenue Expenses $250,000 $200,000 $150,000 $100,000 $50,000 $- All programs Urban Rural Suburban/mixed Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 12

14 Over 80% of programs reported a change in revenue this year, as shown in the pie chart below. Changes were fairly consistent across programs serving urban, rural and suburban/mixed areas. Change in programs' revenue, 2012 to 2013 Decreased 34% Increased 49% No change 17% However, as last year, the percentage of programs experiencing revenue change varied depending on administrative structure, with non-profit programs most likely to have revenue changes (90% in 2013) and publicly administered programs least likely (72% experienced changes). Non-profits were also most likely to experience increased revenue compared to 2012 (57% did), and publicly administered were least likely to experience increased revenue (34% did). Revenue Change by Administrative Structure All programs 49% 34% Non-profit 57% 33% Increased revenue Decreased revenue Publicly administered 34% 28% Part of umbrella org 40% 48% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percentage of programs experiencing change Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 13

15 Program revenue by source Funding Source Percentage Reporting Received 2013 Median Amount 2013 Total Amount Reported Public Categories Subtotal: $169,875,250 State court administration 22% $45,300 $37,798,951 Local court 20% $32,410 $14,933,592 State direct from state government 28% $32,000 $11,289,615 State via pass-through from state CASA/GAL org 39% $31,590 $53,494,078 County other than through local court 37% $17,580 $17,403,866 City other than through local court 11% $7,000 $1,346,177 Court Improvement Program 4% $10,270 $568,349 National CASA grant 13% $13,640 $8,045,466 VOCA (Victims of Crime Act) 34% $35,850 $13,865,334 3% $3,630 $218,465 CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) 6% $14,170 $834,528 TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) 2% $241,560 $5,540,197 Title IV-E 9% $6,470 $2,296,014 Other federal funding 7% $32,760 $2,240,618 Private Categories Subtotal: $82,791,582 Corporations 41% $5,400 $5,246,962 Individual donors 63% $9,690 $21,630,835 Membership dues 3% $1,040 $103,329 United Way 45% $12,500 $12,069,582 Foundations 51% $20,000 $21,944,597 Kappa Alpha Theta 9% $3,560 $489,839 7% $2,660 $253,988 Churches/other religious orgs 23% $1,500 $618,096 Community service orgs/clubs 33% $2,420 $1,961,276 In-kind good and services 43% $10,650 $18,473,078 Fundraising Categories Subtotal: $56,035,208 Fundraising events 66% $24,880 $36,780,529 Product sales 6% $690 $162,812 Other sources 47% $6,740 $19,091,867 Total Revenue $134,790 $308,702,040 Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 14

16 CASA/GAL Program Staff Programs reported 4,326 staff working in local CASA/GAL program offices in 2013, 73% of whom worked full-time and 27% part-time. The median FTE (Full Time Equivalents) for all programs was 3.0. The majority of programs reported no change in the number of paid program staff, as shown below. For those programs reporting a gain, the average increase was 1.2 FTE. Of those reporting a loss, the average decrease was 1.0 FTE. A total of 238 FTE were gained network-wide and 67 FTE were lost. Change in staffing levels, 2012 to 2013 Decrease in paid staff 11% Increase in paid staff 22% No change 67% Percentage of programs with given staff positions Director Volunteer Coordinator Admin Assistant Program Manager Recruiting/Training Coord. Development Director Accountant Attorney Peer Coordinator Other 3% 2% 6% 12% 17% 24% 34% 34% 64% 85% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 15

17 FTE Average FTE by Staff Position In addition to the staff positions above, 10% of programs (78 programs) reported using peer coordinators, yet only 2% of programs reported any level of FTE for peer coordinators. (These data were collected from different survey questions, both asking about peer coordinators.) Among programs that reported an FTE for peer coordinators, there were an average of 11 FTE. The median ratio of peer coordinators to volunteers was 1 peer coordinator for every 4 volunteers. The median ratio of supervisory staff to volunteers was 1:22 (1 staff person for every 22 volunteers), ranging from 1:17 in rural programs, 1:26 in suburban/mixed areas, and 1:29 in urban areas. Many volunteers go on to become paid staff in CASA/GAL programs. Just over two-thirds (69%) of programs had at least one staff person who had previously been a CASA/GAL volunteer. Programs reported a total of 1,212 staff who had previously been volunteers. Sixty percent of programs had at least one paid staff person assigne role. Programs reported a total of 1,650 staff assigned to a case. Staff Demographics Ninety percent of program staff were female; 10% were male. The majority were Caucasian/non- Hispanic/non-Latino and over three-fourths had at least a college degree, as shown below. Detailed race/ethnicity data can be found in Data Appendix Table C. Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 16

18 Race/ethnicity of Program Staff American Indian/Alaska Native Asian Black/African American Caucasian Multiracial Native Hawaiian/Pac Is. Other Latino/Hispanic 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Education Levels of Program Staff High school diploma 5% Post-graduate 28% Some college 16% College degree 51% Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 17

19 Executive Director and Volunteer Coordinator Positions Seventy-nine percent of executive directors (also known as EDs, program directors, or program coordinators) worked full-time, and 21% worked part-time, an average of 22 hours/week. Sixteen percent of programs had at least one executive director leave his or her position during Thirteen percent had more than one person serve as executive director in On average, directors were in their positions longer than 4 years. Nearly three-fourths (72%) of programs reported having a volunteer coordinator (also known as volunteer managers, case managers, or supervisors); 72% of these staff were full-time and 28% were part-time, working a median of 23 hours/week. Median salaries for full-time executive directors ranged from $40,000 in rural programs to $61,600 in urban programs and tended to increase with program age (see table below). Less disparity was present in salaries for volunteer coordinators, though they also increased with program age. Half of programs offered health care benefits to at least executive directors and volunteer coordinators. The next most frequently offered benefit was retirement. (See the figure on Page 19.) Median Staff Salaries Full-Time Executive Director Part-Time Executive Director Full-Time Volunteer Coordinator Part-Time Volunteer Coordinator All Programs $46,490 $22,460 $33,040 $17,470 Area Served Urban programs $61,600 $28,970 $35,270 $17,920 Rural programs $40,000 $20,000 $31,200 $15,600 Suburban/mixed programs Age of Program $52,000 $25,000 $34,300 $20, years $40,000 $18,000 $30,910 $20, years $39,500 $20,000 $31,500 $15, years $41,000 $23,230 $31,000 $16, years $48,000 $25,000 $32,420 $16,500 Over 21 years $53,080 $24,350 $35,550 $20,970 Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 18

20 Percent of programs offering benefit 60% 50% 40% 30% Benefits offered to Executive Directors and Volunteer Coordinators 51% 52% 39% 41% 39% 39% Executive Director Volunteer Coordinator 20% 10% 22% 23% 0% Health insurance Dental insurance Retirement Other benefit Chart note: For volunteer coordinator benefits, percentages are of those programs that have at least one volunteer coordinator position (N=586). Staff Turnover Nearly one in five programs had a staff person leave for family or personal needs in The chart below shows the percentage of programs that had at least one staff person leave for each reason indicated. 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Percent of programs with at least one staff leaving for each reason 19% 15% 13% 9% 7% 4% Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 19

21 Overall, 199 staff left due to family or personal needs, followed by 151 leaving for career advancement. The chart below shows the number leaving for each of the top five reasons, plus 247 staff leaving for a wide range of other reasons, most often retirement or moving out of the area. 300 Total number of staff leaving for each reason Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 20

22 CASA/GAL Volunteers Nearly 75,000 volunteers participated in local CASA/GAL programs in 2013, and nearly 22,000 volunteers were trained in Fewer volunteers 16,387 were estimated to have left their programs. Estimated Volunteer Totals 80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10, ,918 21,966 16,387 Total Volunteers New Volunteers Trained Volunteers Departing Among all programs, a median of 41 volunteers participated, ranging from 27 in rural programs to 100 in urban programs. A median of 12 new volunteers per program were trained, and 7 departed. The chart below compares medians among programs serving different areas. Median Number of Volunteers per Program Total Volunteers New Volunteers Trained Volunteers Departed Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 21

23 Volunteer Hours Volunteers contributed over 5.7 million hours in 2013 a median of 2,879 hours per program. Ninety-six percent of programs track volunteer hours in a variety of ways, shown below. Among programs that tracked and reported volunteer hours, 83% did so monthly, 12% quarterly, 2% annually, 2% only at case closure, and 5% on some other schedule (respondents could choose more than one option). 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 57% Timesheets, computer input Methods programs use to track volunteer hours 34% Timesheets, manual tracking 18% 4% 10% Estimate of hours Not tracked Other Volunteer Demographics The majority of volunteers were female (82%), Caucasian/non-Hispanic/non-Latino (82%), at least 50 years old (59%), college-educated (68%), and employed full or part-time (57%). New volunteers were slightly more racially and ethnically diverse. Race/ethnicity comparisons are shown below; detailed data is in Data Appendix Table C. Race and Ethnicity of Volunteers American Indian/Alaska Native Asian New Volunteers All Volunteers Black/African American Caucasian Multiracial Native Hawaiian/Pac Is. Other Latino/Hispanic 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 22

24 Volunteer age up to 29 yrs 11% 60 and older 34% yrs 23% yrs 18% yrs 14% Volunteer education level High school diploma 13% Post-graduate 25% Some college 19% College graduate 43% Volunteer employment status Students 5% Not employed 13% Retired 25% Employed part-time 13% Employed fulltime 44% Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 23

25 Percentage of programs with campaign While the majority of career types for volunteers are unknown (n=31,634) or (n=17,483), the number of volunteers with each of the following career types is show below (precise data is found in Data Appendix Table D). Over 5,000 volunteers were in the education profession, including teaching. 3,500 Selected career types of volunteers 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1, Teacher Other education Health care Govt/military Attorney Other legal Several types of targeted recruitment campaigns were undertaken by programs in order to diversify their volunteer pools. Nearly half of programs reported having recruitment campaigns to increase the number of male volunteers in their programs. 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 47% Male volunteers Targeted Volunteer Recruitment 39% Racial/ethnic diversity 29% 16% 7% Geographic area Age diversity Other Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 24

26 Volunteer Departure The average length of time served by volunteers was 36 months. Primary reasons for departure are Precise data is found in Data Appendix Table E. Primary reasons volunteers leave programs 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Family needs Move from area Employment situation Health issues Time commitment Frustruation with system Case completed Asked to leave Burnout/stress Not a good match Other reason Respondents ranking in top 3 reasons Respondents ranking as #1 reason Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 25

27 Children Served CASA/GAL programs served an estimated total of 238,527 children in 2013, the majority of whom were by paid program staff. Nearly 90,000 new children were assigned to a volunteer and just over 90, ,000 Estimated total numbers of children served 250, , , , , ,000 88,905 91,153 50,000 39,610 42,334 0 All children served Children served by volunteers Children served by paid staff Children monitored by paid staff New children assigned to volunteer Children with case closed Overall, a median of 126 children were served in each program, ranging from 81 children in rural pr cases were closed. The chart below compares the medians for programs serving different types of areas. Median numbers of children served Total children served New children Cases closed All programs Urban Rural Suburban/mixed Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 26

28 Sixty percent of programs reported that at least one child received advocacy services provided by a paid CASA/GAL staff person. An estimated total of 39,610 children were served by paid staff. Medians for children receiving advocacy services from paid staff again varied by area type, from 8 children in suburban/mixed programs to 18 in urban programs; overall, a median of 9 children per program received advocacy services by paid staff (in programs that served at least one child this way). The average length of time paid staff acting in an advocacy capacity was assigned to a child was 17.4 months. Additionally, 21% of programs reported providing monitoring services to at least one child. Among programs doing so, a median of 23 children received monitoring, ranging from 13 in urban programs to 29 in suburban/mixed programs. 35 Median numbers of children receiving services from paid staff Received advocacy services Monitored All programs Urban Rural Suburban/mixed Chart note: Only programs with one or more children served and/or monitored by staff were included in computing medians. A total of 140,025 cases were reported to have been served, with a median of 76 cases per program. The average number of cases to which a volunteer was assigned at one time was 1.5 cases, representing 2.6 children. The average length of time a volunteer was assigned to a child was 19.2 months. Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 27

29 Children s Demographics Half (50.1%) of all children served were girls; 49.9% percent were boys. The majority (71%) were younger than 12 years old and Caucasian/non-Hispanic/non-Latino, as shown in the figures below. Slightly more new children served were Caucasian/non-Hispanic/non-Latino (59.6% compared to 58.8% of all children). Complete racial/ethnicity data is found in Data Appendix Table C. 18 yrs and older 4% yrs old 8% Ages of Children Served yrs old 17% 0-5 yrs old 40% 6-11 yrs old 31% Race and Ethnicity of Children American Indian/Alaska Native Asian New children All children served Black/African American Caucasian Multiracial Native Hawaiian/Pac Is. Other Latino/Hispanic 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 28

30 Comparison of Race/Ethnicity of Staff, Volunteers, and Children American Indian/Alaska Native Asian All staff All volunteers All children served Black/African American Caucasian Multiracial Native Hawaiian/Pac Is. Other Latino/Hispanic 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Case Closure and Length of Cases across urban, rural or suburban/mixed programs. Cases were most frequently closed because the child was reunified with his or her family, as shown below. Detailed data is found in Data Appendix Table F. Reasons for Case Closure Returned to home of origin Adopted Placed with legal guardians Case removed from docket Child aged out of system Long-term kinship care Case transferred jurisdiction Long-term foster care Child ran away Family moved Transferred to delinquency ct Death of child Other 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% Percentage of Cases Closed (N=78,859) Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 29

31 Percentage of closed cases Percentage of closed cases The survey asks about the length of time in two different ways: the first asks how long cases closed in 2013 were open since assignment to the CASA program (shown in the first chart). The second asks specifically about the lengths of time children were in out-of-home care, both overall and since assignment to a volunteer (shown in the following two charts; detailed data is in Data Appendix Table G). Children can be assigned to a CASA program without being in an out-of-home placement. The average length of time a volunteer was assigned to a child was 19.2 months. 35% 30% 25% Length of time from assignment to closure 26% 31% 20% 15% 10% 5% 11% 11% 11% 5% 5% 0% 0-3 mos 4-6 mos 7-12 mos 1-2 yrs 2-3 yrs 3-4 yrs Longer than 4 yrs Time in Out-of-Home Care 20% Total time in out-of-home care Time since assignment to volunteer 10% 0% < 1 mo 1-5 mo 6-11 mo mo mo mo mo 3-4 yrs > 4 yrs Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 30

32 Percentage of programs accepting Other Types of Cases Accepted In addition to child abuse and neglect cases, 13% of programs also accepted some other type of case, most frequently delinquency. The numbers of children served per program in these other case types ranged from an average of 9 for delinquency cases to 65 for supervised visitation cases. Data for children served by case type is found in Data Appendix H. 14% Other types of cases accepted by local programs 13% 12% 10% 8% 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 2% 3% 2% 1% 0% Delinquency Divorce custody Private petition Supervised visitation Probate Mediation Other type 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 Total number of children served by case type 3,121 1,500 1,266 1,298 1, Delinquency Divorce custody Private petition Supervised visitation Probate Mediation Other type Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 31

33 Volunteer Training many volunteers participated in each type of training. As shown below, the National CASA pre-service training was by far the most commonly offered. Over half (56%) of programs offered National CASA preservice training with a total of 1,620 trainings an average of 3.6 trainings per program. A total of 10,853 volunteers participated in the pre-service trainings, an average of 22 per program. Detailed data, including average numbers of trainings and volunteers participating, are found in Data Appendix Table I. Number of Trainings Offered National CASA Pre-Service 1,620 Flex Learning 348 Fostering Futures 138 Knowing Who You Are 37 Continuing Ed Cookbook ,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 Number of Volunteers Participating National CASA Pre-Service 10,853 Flex Learning Fostering Futures 1,704 1,283 Knowing Who You Are Continuing Ed Cookbook Independent Study Edition ,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 32

34 pecialized training for volunteers that equips them to serve children with specific needs. Over one-fourth of programs offered specialized training around educational advocacy and working with older youth. 30% Percentage of programs training volunteers for 25% 27% 27% 20% 15% 16% 10% 5% 13% 10% 8% 9% 0% Educational advocacy Working with older youth Working with kids 0-3 Health advocacy Indian Child Welfare Act cases Diligent search/family finding Other Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 33

35 Data Appendix Table A. Key Indicators by Year Year CASA/GAL Volunteers Children Served , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,527 Table B. Board Members Race/Ethnicity Race/Ethnicity Percent of Board Members American Indian/Alaska Native 1.0% Asian 0.8% Black/African American 7.9% Caucasian 88.2% Multiracial 0.9% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander - Other 1.2% Total number for race 7,393 Latino/Hispanic 4.6% Latino/Non-Hispanic 95.4% Total number for ethnicity 6,169 Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 34

36 Table C. Race/Ethnicity of Staff, Volunteers and Children Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native All Staff All Volunteers New Volunteers All Children New Children 1.0% 0.5% 0.4% 2.2% 1.7% Asian 1.2% 1.3% 1.9% 0.6% 0.5% Black/African American 11.4% 12.0% 13.3% 25.8% 25.6% Caucasian 81.9% 81.8% 79.0% 58.8% 59.6% Multiracial 1.5% 1.3% 1.6% 6.5% 6.4% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% Other 2.6% 2.8% 3.5% 5.9% 6.0% Total number for race 4,291 66,840 19, ,960 82,595 Latino/Hispanic 8.1% 6.1% 8.1% 10.9% 12.1% Latino/Non-Hispanic 91.9% 93.9% 91.9% 89.1% 87.9% Total number for ethnicity 3,987 58,516 17, ,338 77,485 Table D. Career Types of Volunteers Career Type Number of Volunteers Teacher 3,002 Other educational professional 2,295 Health care professional 2,074 Government/military 1,413 Attorney 785 Other legal 936 Other profession 17,483 Unknown 31,634 Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 35

37 Table E. Primary reasons CASA/GAL volunteers leave the program Reason for leaving Percent mentioning in top 3 Percent ranking reason #1 Family needs 48% 24% Move from area 38% 15% Employment situation 41% 15% Health issues 31% 11% Time commitment 24% 10% Frustration with system 19% 10% Case satisfactorily completed 18% 9% Asked to leave 15% 8% Burnout/stress 12% 4% Not a good volunteer position match 11% 6% Other reason 11% 7% Table F. Reasons Children s Cases Closed Reasons for case closure Returned to home of origin (reunification) Percent of cases closed for each reason Total number of children whose cases closed for this reason Average number of children per program 38.3% 30, Adopted 17.1% 13, Placed with legal guardians 16.4% 12, Case removed from docket 3.9% 3,053 8 Child aged out of system 4.7% 3,701 5 Long-term kinship care 3.2% 2,511 8 Case transferred to another jurisdiction 1.9% 1,509 3 Long-term foster care 2.0% 1,591 5 Child ran away 0.4% Family moved 0.7% Transferred to delinquency court 0.1% Death of child 0.1% 81 <1 Other 11.1% 8, N=78,859 closed cases Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 36

38 Table G. Length of time children were in out of home care Length of time in out-ofhome care Total time in out-of-home care* Time in out-of-home care since assignment to a volunteer** Less than one month 2.7% 5.1% 1-5 months 13.2% 16.5% 6-11 months 19.9% 23.8% months 20.6% 19.6% months 15.1% 13.5% months 9.4% 8.1% months 5.3% 4.5% 3-4 years months 6.4% 5.1% Over 4 years 7.3% 3.9% Of children whose cases closed in * N=24,187 ** N=23,129 Table H. Other Types of Cases Accepted Other types of cases accepted Percent of programs accepting Average number of children* Total number of children Delinquency 12.5% Divorce custody 8.4% 19 1,266 Private petition 4.5% Supervised visitation 2.9% 65 1,298 Probate 1.7% Mediation 0.6% Other type 6.6% 23 3,121 * If such cases were accepted. Table I. Specific trainings offered Percentage of programs offering Total number of trainings offered Average number of trainings offered* Total number of volunteers participating Average number of volunteers participating* National CASA Pre-Service 56% 1, , Flex Learning 14% , Fostering Futures 9% , Knowing Who You Are 3% Continuing Ed Cookbook 5% Independent Study Edition 11% n/a n/a * Of those programs offering at least one such training. Annual Local Program Survey Report 2013 CASAforChildren.org 37