In a recent article in the Desert Sun, Voices for Children’s President & CEO, Jessica Muñoz, Esq., MFS, highlights how CASA volunteers change the lives of Riverside County children in foster care. Voices for Children is the local, nonprofit CASA program for Riverside County. This year alone, Voices for Children will provide advocacy for close to 700 children in Riverside County. Muñoz shares, "CASA programs make the foster care system better and save local and state government millions of dollars. For so many reasons, an investment in CASA programs is a wise, cost-efficient investment. The state Legislature is considering a 2025-26 budget request from California CASA that would have an enormous benefit to our own program here in Riverside County." If approved, this funding will empower us to recruit and train more CASA volunteers—dedicated individuals who walk alongside children in foster care, offering consistency, advocacy, and hope. We invite you to take action in support of ...