Month: April 2020
![Five ways CASA/GAL programs keep volunteers engaged during the pandemic](https://nationalcasagal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/PortalBlogImages_EngagingVolunteers-1200x690.jpg)
04.29.2020
Volunteers are the lifeblood of CASA and GAL programs. Together, state and local programs serve 271,800 children each year.
![Maintaining connections with children during the pandemic; Opportunity to share stories about CASA/GAL volunteers](https://nationalcasagal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/COVID19Page_SocialDistanceAdvocacy-1200x800.jpg)
04.28.2020
CASA/GAL program staff and volunteers are endlessly creative and are going to great lengths to find ways to stay connected with the children they serve.
![Sisters find home again with the help of their CASA volunteer](https://nationalcasagal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/VolunteerWeekBlogImage_MO-1200x690.jpg)
04.23.2020
Jasmine and Liliana’s CASA volunteer stayed by their side.
![With a CASA volunteer’s help, children reconnect with their mother](https://nationalcasagal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/VolunteerWeekBlogImage_PA-1200x690.jpg)
04.20.2020
There is much to be done when it comes to maintaining important connections between children and their incarcerated parents.
![National CASA/GAL’s decision to cancel the 2020 Annual Conference](https://nationalcasagal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020ConferenceWebsite_BackgroundImage.jpg)
04.13.2020
Our next conference will be our 40th anniversary conference, scheduled for June 2022 in Seattle.
![Join National CASA/GAL in keeping a watchful eye on our children](https://nationalcasagal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/logo-1200x800.png)
04.09.2020
In this season of social distancing, we should follow the CDC guidelines and be physically distant but remain socially close—especially to children who have experienced abuse or neglect.