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Summit County Statistics for 2014:
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The CASA/GAL Program of Summit County served 1,098 children
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There were 625 families served
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281 active CASA/GAL volunteers drove over 41,625 miles and spent approximately 5,900 hours on their cases
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In 2014, 57 new CASA/GAL Volunteers were trained
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Of the 482 cases that closed in 2014: 50 cases ended with adoption, 226 cases were reunified with parents, and 100 cases were placed with legal guardians.
"No one can do everything, but everyone can do something"
In 2010:
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There were 3.3 million allegations of child abuse, neglect and/or abandonment in the US
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Of those 3.3 million allegations, 762,940 were substantiated as victims of childhood maltreatment
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Approximately 1,653,000 children end up in the Juvenile Court System
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In Ohio, there were 139,079 referrals and 71,811 cases were investigated
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In Summit County, 1,100 children were served by approximately 300 CASA/GAL volunteers
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Each ONE of these children deserves a volunteer to advocate for his or her best interest.
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