Child & Family Advocates of Cuyahoga County

Become a CASA

The first step on your journey to becoming a Court Appointed Special Advocate is to
download our application

Download this ODFJS Central Registry Request You need to fill out this form to request ODFJS to check your name against "Central Registry", a database that looks for any referrals or complaints about child abuse and neglect. Once you receive these results, please give them to the CASA office. You cannot be Sworn In as a CASA volunteer until these results are obtained. Because this process can take 6 weeks to process, please fill out this form ASAP.

GAL Annual Compliance Statement

Make sure you have turned in your compliance statement for this year. The Annual Compliance form is made available to you on our website for your convenience. Please click on the link and start filling out the PDF to register your annual compliance Annual Compliance Form

Become a GAL

To become a Guardian ad litem for the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, attorneys must attend New Guardian ad Litem Training (pre-service training), which the Guardian ad Litem Project offers. New GAL Training will be announced shortly. We hold this training cooperatively with the Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court.

Once an attorney completes New Guardian ad Litem Training, the attorney must submit an
Guardian ad Litem Application to the Guardian ad Litem Project.

You Only Have to Know One Thing, You Can Help.

You can make a difference

Become a CASA today!

Child and Family Advocates of Cuyahoga County Mission Statement

Child and Family Advocates of Cuyahoga County (CFACC) approaches child advocacy in a unique way. GALs and CASAs are assigned as partners to advocate for the best interests of the children in a family, whether one child or a sibling group. This dual representation enhances the quality of advocacy provided for children in the Juvenile Court. Both the CASA and GAL bring different skills and different perspectives; however, each has one common goal – providing the highest quality advocacy for the best interests of each child.

Child and Family Advocates of Cuyahoga County Strategic Plan

Child and Family Advocates of Cuyahoga County
2018 – 2021 Strategic Plan

On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of Child and Family Advocates of Cuyahoga County (CFACC), we are pleased to share with you a copy of the 2018 – 2021 CFACC Strategic Plan. We are very grateful for the funding provided by The Cleveland and George Gund Foundations that allowed us to have the resources to conduct a comprehensive and inclusive strategic planning process. Many individual stakeholders and agencies contributed their ideas resulting in a plan that aims to make a difference for every child served. We invite you to join us in reaching our vision for the future.

Every child is seen, heard, and engaged, leading to permanency and hope.

Please click here to view the Strategic Plan.

Want to give back to the profession? Now is your chance!

Want to give back to the profession? Now is your chance! By serving on the Child and Family Advocates of Cuyahoga County Board (CFACC).

Help lead Child & Family Advocates of Cuyahoga County into the future by nominating a colleague or yourself. Now more than ever, the Child & Family Advocates of Cuyahoga County’s work to support and inspire guardian ad litems, child advocates, and volunteers is critical.

Apply to serve on the 2018-2019 Child & Family Advocates of Cuyahoga County Board of Directors! Read more ...

90.3 WCPN Radio Interview

On July 25, Judy Layne, Executive Director; Irene Rennillo, Child and Family Advocates board member and GAL; and Kevin O'Boyle, Child and Family Advocates board member and CASA volunteer, made an appearance on 90.3 WCPN with host, Mike McIntyre, to discuss the need for CASA Volunteers in Cuyahoga County.

Please click here to watch! Click the gavel picture above to listen, or scroll down to the Ohio Channel On Demand video. The video interview takes place at the 30 minute mark on Ohio Channel On Demand.