CASA OF LANCASTER AND LEBANON COUNTIES IS A NONPROFIT CHILD ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION BASED IN LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE BEST INTEREST ADVOCACY FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN BY RECRUITING VOLUNTEER ADVOCATES. DURING 2023, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO 22 RECRUITED VOLUNTEERS WHO JOINED THE 171 VOLUNTEERS AND ASSISTED THEM IN ADVOCATING IN 234 CASES OF CHILDREN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT. THESE VOLUNTEERS ARE APPOINTED BY A JUDGE TO REPRESENT THE BEST INTERESTS OF A CHILD IN COURT.