Category: News
![National Reunification Month and National Pride Month: celebrating the power of family reunification and LGBTQ+ pride](https://nationalcasagal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/External_website_Blog_Reunification_Pride_2024-1200x690.jpg)
Celebrating the power of family reunification and LGBTQ+ pride.
![Remembering Joseph (Joe) Bankoff](https://nationalcasagal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG-0039-bankoff_1-1200x800.jpg)
We are deeply saddened to share that Joseph R. Bankoff, long-time member, and former Chair of the National CASA/GAL Board of Trustees, passed away on June 10.
![Celebrating National Foster Care Month](https://nationalcasagal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ExternalSite_BlogImage_FCM-1200x690.jpg)
We are grateful to foster parents who step in, in most cases temporarily, when families can’t be together.
![Miss America and CASA of Sebastian County](https://nationalcasagal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ExternalSite_BlogImage_MissAmerica-1200x690.jpg)
CASA of Sebastian County advocates past and present were invited to walk in the parade as a touching tribute to her late mother, Whitney Marsh, a beloved CASA volunteer.
![Child Abuse Prevention Month promotes awareness and education](https://nationalcasagal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ExternalSite_BlogImage_CAPM-1200x690.jpg)
Together the national network of CASA/GAL organizations and volunteers can create a safer environment for our children, helping ensure that their futures are filled with hope and possibility.
![Awareness months highlight achievements and needs in child welfare](https://nationalcasagal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ExternalSite_BlogImage_July2022-1200x690.jpg)
By supporting families, advocating for family-friendly policies, and fostering safe communities, we contribute to a world where children and youth can grow, learn, and dream freely.
![Measuring the impact of the CASA/GAL model](https://nationalcasagal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ExternalSite_BlogImage_BlackHistoryMonth-1200x690.jpg)
The National CASA/GAL Association is dedicated to leveraging research-based insights for informed decision-making and to enhance best-interest advocacy practices.
![Celebrating 41 new and expanded programs in 2023](https://nationalcasagal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ExternalSite_BlogImage_41Newandexpandedprograms-1200x690.jpg)
Please join us in celebrating 41 CASA/GAL programs that started operations or expanded.
![The WellSky® Foundation gifts $100,000 to the National CASA/GAL Association to support court-appointed special advocates for children experiencing abuse or neglect](https://nationalcasagal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ExternalSite_BlogImage_Day_of_Giving-1200x690.jpg)
![The passing of Judge David W. Soukup, founder of the court-appointed special advocate/volunteer guardian ad litem (CASA/GAL) movement](https://nationalcasagal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/JudgeSoukup_1440x690-1-1200x690.jpg)