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On August 3, kids and families served by CASA joined us at the Pittsburgh Zoo for CASA’s annual Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway. For the fifteenth year, we welcomed more than a hundred children and their families to enjoy all the Zoo has to offer while spending the last days of summer together prior to the start…

Here are some 2026 tax changes that can be useful as you make giving decisions. CASA of Allegheny County encourages you to talk with your professional advisors who know more about your personal financial picture; we do not offer tax or legal advice.  

It’s been a challenging year for many of our families, and you’ve responded generously. If you’ve given this calendar year, I cannot say ‘thank you’ enough. On behalf of the staff and board of CASA of Allegheny County, we wish you a peaceful holiday season and a new year filled with hope. Thank you for…

Heartfelt thanks to the 15 donors who made 16 gifts on Giving Tuesday. Thanks to your generosity, $6,697 was given to help CASA kids and their families. This means that 6 kids will have a champion, a trusted adult, looking out for their best interests.

Donors to CASA each receive a gift acknowledged, sometimes called a gift receipt, at the time they make the gift. If we have an email address for you, we send it via email so that more of your donation goes directly to supporting at-risk kids. Otherwise, the acknowledgement is mailed.   If you did not receive the acknowledgement or would like to receive a…

Legacy is more than what you leave behind – it’s the impact you make while you are here. It is the echo of your actions, values and contributions that continue to influence others long after your presence in their life has passed. Whether grand or quiet, everyone leaves a mark – and the question is…

Twenty-nine years ago, I sat in a training room to become a CASA volunteer who would go on to serve dozens of children as their direct advocate. I have had the privilege of remaining in touch with some of the kids I’ve worked with directly. It is my relationship with Prudence that I hold very…

About National Estate Planning Awareness Week National Estate Planning Awareness Week 2025 is October 20–26, 2025. Established by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008, the week serves as a public reminder of the importance of having a current estate plan. If you are among the two-thirds of Americans without an up-to-date will, now is…

Three reasons to make a will during August — National Make-A-Will Month. By writing (or updating) your will, you will be secure in the knowledge that you have planned for their futures as best you can and that your legacy is preserved in the way you envision. During a difficult time, it helps to reduce…

Because we can all use a bright spot in our week, I’m bringing you an update on the story of premature triplets to whose case CASA was appointed. CASA’s ‘why’ is advocating for at-risk and maltreated children before the family court system so that they may live in a safe, stable, and loving permanent home. …