CASA of Forsyth County Receives 2015 Established Program Award of Excellence

The Court Appointed Special Advocates of Forsyth County was the recipient of Georgia CASA’s 2015 Established Program Award of Excellence.

The award was presented to the Forsyth program at the Georgia CASA State Conference held in Atlanta earlier this month and recognizes CASA of Forsyth County for meeting the benchmarks created by the state as an indicator of excellence.

“We are truly honored to have earned this recognition,” said Janet Walden, executive director of CASA Forsyth County. “Our team of volunteers, child advocates, business partners and all who help our children through this program are part of our success in fulfilling our mission.”

CASA of Forsyth County has consistently served 100 percent of dependent children in the county for the past several years. In 2014, 92 volunteers served 235 children.

-- Photo from left to right: Georgia CASA Executive Director, Duaine Hathaway, CASA of Forsyth County Executive Director, Janet Walden, Vice Chair, Georgia CASA Board of Directors, Freda Hammonds. Photo courtesy of CASA of Forsyth County.