Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program of Massachusetts

  • To Volunteer, Contact:
    https://macasa.org/volunteer/
  • Organization Type: Nonprofit Legal Services Provider
  • Location:
    867 Boylston Street
    5th floor
    Boston, MA 02116
    Map
  • Phone: 617-997-5719

The (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Program  recruits, trains and supervises volunteers appointed by a MA juvenile court judge to advocate for children who have experienced abuse and neglect. There are active CASA programs in: Boston, Berkshire County, Bristol County, Hampden County, Worcester County, Essex County, and Franklin/Hampshire. 

Volunteers are screened and go through a minimum of 30 hours of pre-service training. You must be over 21 and be able to commit to 10-15 hours of volunteer work. 

Listing up-to-date as of September 2023.

  • County(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Suffolk, Worcester
  • Area of law: Family & Juvenile
  • Populations Served: Children, Communities of Color, Domestic Violence Victims, Low Income
  • Opportunities For: Interpreters, Law Students, Lawyers, Nonlitigation Projects, Paralegals, Senior Lawyers, Small and medium law firm attorneys
  • Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Flexible
  • Malpractice insurance is provided for volunteers: No
  • Training Provided: Yes
  • Training Required: Yes
  • CLE credit for trainings: No
  • CLE credit for pro bono: No
  • Mentoring or supervision offered: Yes
  • Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: Yes
  • Other Case Load Requirements: 10-15 hours per month
  • Types of projects in need of Pro Bono help: Client counseling (e.g., brief advice)
  • Other Project Types: Volunteer advocacy
  • Volunteers may participate long-distance: No
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