Real heroes may not wear capes, but they can do their part to help local children leave bad situation and get into loving homes.  The Allen County Court Appointed Special Advocates Program or CASA held their 2nd annual Superhero 5K.   This is the organization largest fundraiser of the year and many runners and walker turned out in their best superhero costume to run the course around Faurot Park.  While the superheroes were running in the streets, the real heroes to CASA are the advocate that work closely with the children to help make sure leave a situation where they have been abused and neglected.

The Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program through Crime Victim Services is holding their major fundraiser the "Superhero 5K" to raise money to assist in the training of court-appointed advocates. They work to make sure the juvenile has a safe, stable, and permanent home along with meeting other needs. Serving Putnam and Allen County, "CASA" is only serving half of the children that need assistance and are looking for more volunteers.

More children going through Children Services court proceedings will now be helped as additional Court Appointed Special Advocates are sworn in today(11/26/19). Ten new “CASA” volunteers were sworn in. These individuals will assist and mentor abused and neglected children through court hearings. They meet with the children on a regular basis, get to know them, and provide a voice for them during a troubling time. Many of these volunteers have worked with children prior to becoming a “CASA”.

A local child advocacy organization wants to thank area residents for helping increase their volunteer base threefold. The Allen and Putnam County Court Appointed Special Advocate program, known as CASA, is the largest with 100-volunteers for communities of our size in the State of Ohio.