CASA of Jefferson County Receives Grant from Jewelers to Benefit Children in Henry, Oldham & Trimble Counties

Louisville, KY – CASA of Jefferson County was recently awarded a $10,000 grant from Jewelers For Children, the leading charity of the U.S. jewelry industry.  These funds will be used to expand advocacy for abused and neglected children in the Henry, Oldham and Trimble Counties area.

“We faced the nearly impossible task of choosing, among many highly qualified candidates, the relatively few programs that we can recognize with a grant,” says David Rocha, the Jewelers For Children Executive Director. “We are especially proud of CASA of Jefferson County, for their exceptional excellence and dedication to helping the abused children with their communities.”  

70 local CASA and GAL programs will receive funds this year from a national grant administered by the National CASA Association.  “As a result of these grants, over 850 abused and neglected children across the country will receive critical advocacy services,” says Michael Piraino, National CASA Association CEO.  “We are grateful to Jewelers For Children for their deep commitment to helping change the lives of these vulnerable children.”

Local members of the National Jewelers for Children are:

CASA of Jefferson County was started in November of 1984, and has served our community for twenty years.  This program currently is able to serve 25% of the children who would benefit from a CASA volunteer.  According to Family Court Judge Jerry Bowles, “I have found having a CASA volunteer on a case greatly enhances information brought before the court. I can feel confident that the child’s needs will remain the focus of the case when a CASA volunteer is involved.”

Over the last five years, JFC has donated nearly $15 million to specific programs benefiting children whose lives have been devastated either by catastrophic illness or abuse and neglect.  In addition to the National CASA Association, JFC’s charity partners include: the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Make-A-Wish Int’l. and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation/Glaser Pediatric Research Network. You can visit www.jewelersforchildren.org for more information on JFC.