ALBANY – The executive director of a program that provides volunteer advocates for more than 1,500 foster children in New York City said the proposed elimination of court system funding would cause her organization to “close our doors.”
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) in New York City would lose $338,000 in state funding and CASAs in 30 counties outside the five boroughs would see cuts of $462,000 beginning April 1 if additional funding is not found.
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