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Series 6: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), 1974-1991, inclusive

Scope and Contents

The series consists of records pertaining to the JLB's involvement in the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program which provided trained advocates for abused, neglected or abandoned children in the foster care and court system. Materials also pertain to the Children in Placement Project (CIP), the precursor to CASA, a program developed in the Family Court of New York City to monitor placements of children in foster care. Items include project proposals, case notes, correspondence, fundraising and other financial documents, reports and research materials, and publications. Some items in this series contain sensitive information regarding individual cases and confidential information about employees of the program. These records must be handled with discretion.

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), 1979-1991, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - advisory board, 1990-1991, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - advisory board meeting minutes, 1979-1981, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - cases, 1979-1980, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - Children in Placement (CIP) Program: general, 1979-1980, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - CIP: project proposals, 1980, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - CIP: notes by Neita Blondeau, 1978-1979, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - correspondence, 1978-1980, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - correspondence, 1981, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - correspondence, 1982-1983, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - employee information, 1982-1984, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - fundraising, 1978-1983, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - incorporation of CASA, 1981-1984, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - insurance, 1982-1983, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Text)

CASA: "A Long Way from Home: Infants in Search of Adoptive Families", 1983, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - notice of appeal to deny CASA access to child's case, 1980, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - "The Parents' Handbook: A Guide for Parents of Children in Foster Care", 1976, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - planning materials, 1980-1981, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - project proposals, 1979-1981, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - public relations, 1980-1991, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - reports, 1979-1981, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - research materials, 1977-1978, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - resources in New York, 1974, 1980, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - services contract, circa 1979, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - training materials, 1978-1981, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - transcript of speech by Penny Ferrer, 1980, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - accounts ledger (pages), 1980-1984, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - check stubs, 1982-1984, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - check stubs from Citibank account, 1979-1981, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - checks paid from Citibank account, 1979-1981, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - checks paid from Citibank account, 1982, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - checks paid from Citibank account, 1983-1984, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - checks paid and statements from Chase bank, 1983-1984, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - finances, 1979-1981, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - finances, 1982-1985, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Text)

CASA - payroll book, 1983, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Text)
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