Casa Foundation

The Foundation's goal is to bring awareness to the ongoing epidemic of neglected and abused children in foster care. The Foundation’s Unmet Special Needs program actively helps children gain opportunities they would otherwise not have. These children long to fit in with their peers at school and have “normal” childhood experiences. However, participating in an extracurricular activity is often beyond a foster child’s reach, causing them to not only feel different and separate from their peers but miss out on opportunities and experiences that allow them to build skills and relationships. The Foundation's program helps foster children achieve a sense of normalcy, gain self-confidence, and feel like welcomed members of our community while instilling hope and preparing them for a brighter future.

The Children's Foundation of Las Vegas, formerly the CASA Foundation,

Help increase community awareness of the mission of the Children's Foundation of Las Vegas and its Program.
Promote and fund marketing and public relations related to program campaigns.
Provide support and funding for children in foster care through grants, donors, angel donors, online campaigns, fundraising, and community drives.
Build collaborative and strategic partnerships in the local community.

The organization raises money directly with the Las Vegas community through fundraising and applies for grants and additional funding/sponsorships for specific Foundations programs and events such as Back to School, Graduation and Angel Tree. The Children's Foundation of Las Vegas partners with Southern Nevada and Nevada State organizations to make an impact and to share the voices of our youth in our community.

The Children's Foundation of Las Vegas provided $50 gift bags for 3,000 children in foster care worth $150,000 at Angel Tree Event 2021.

The Children's Foundation of Las Vegas provided 2,966 hours of tutoring for children in foster care totaling $107,292 for an average of 45-49 children every month from January to June 2022. This equates to 67 separate children who were part of the tutoring program for the first and second quarters of 2022.

The Children's Foundation of Las Vegas recently provided 86 gift bags worth $24,000 to assist young adults in their next phase of independent living.

The Angel Tree program provides gifts for all children in care. In 2019, 3,300 children received Christmas gift bags.

In June 2020, 23 children were enrolled in tutoring, 12 were given funding to attend summer camp and 15 young adults received driver's licenses.