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CASA for Kids of East Texas, Inc.

Change A Child's Story™

aka CASA   |   Tyler, TX   |  www.casaforkidsofet.org

Mission

The mission of CASA for Kids of East Texas is to support abused and neglected children by providing court-appointedand trained community volunteers who advocate for loving, safe, and permanent outcomes.

Ruling year info

1990

Executive Director/CEO

Mary Jo Burgess

Main address

3616 West Way Street CASA for Kids of East Texas-Tyler

Tyler, TX 75703 USA

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EIN

75-2319553

NTEE code info

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (O01)

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (F01)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

We support child victims of abuse and neglect who are removed from their homes. We monitor to ensure their safety and needs are met including: shelter, food, clothing, education, medical, dental, counseling, and access to normalcy activities.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Justice is Served

Justice is Served is our annual dinner and auction open to the community and held in April during National Child Abuse Prevention month. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Where we work

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of children served.

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of volunteers

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of positive outcomes for assigned children.

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Child victims of abuse or neglect are in need of someone to advocate for their best interests while seeking to obtain a permanent, safe and loving outcome. We recruit, train and support volunteers who serve in the role of guardian ad litem.

Recruit, train and support volunteers. Provide the most current and best practices in training, child advocacy, understanding children in crises, PTSD, child development stages, coping mechanisms, ways of acting out. How to build relationships with traumatized children, communication strategies, testifying in court, court report writing. Working cohesively with the court system: CPS, attorneys, judges, law enforcement, other child advocacy agencies, health providers, educators, foster parents, biological parents, relatives, etc.

Community Support and generosity; large pool of passionate, qualified volunteers. Productive relationships with the community, court team.

Serve 100% of children assigned to us by the court. Purchase and renovate new campus facility to accommodate growth in service and meet volunteer and staff needs.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • Who are the people you serve with your mission?

    We serve abused and neglected children. We partner with CPS, attorneys, judges, etc. to accomplish this. We survey our partners annually.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • What significant change resulted from feedback?

    Feedback from volunteers on continuing education topics needed to provide enhanced advocacy. Incorporated into training.

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We can't actually "survey" our children. So we survey our volunteers and other partners.

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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CASA for Kids of East Texas, Inc.

Board of directors
as of 01/19/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Jeff Harris

Trane Technologies

Term: 2023 - 2023

Robert Rivers

Trane Technologies

Michael Ace

Roberts & Roberts

Jeffrey Harris

Delek Oil Refinery

Greg Parker

Gollob, Morgan, Peddy

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 1/5/2023
info Candid has made improvements to the race and ethnicity options.

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 01/05/2023

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.