NE Iowa social workers are observing March Social Work Month

Northeast Iowa CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) are celebrating "Social Work Month" during March.

CASA programs across the state collaborate with the Department of Human Services and other key advocates in the child welfare system to ensure that children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect are placed in safe, permanent homes as quickly as possible.

Social workers cover a wide variety of areas, but Northeast Iowa CASA is especially thankful to those who serve the most vulnerable children in our communities.

Foster youth are more likely than the general population to develop PTSD and experience homelessness after they age out of the system. They are less likely to graduate high school or college.

Together, social workers and CASA Advocates are helping more children in foster care achieve better outcomes.

To learn more about Social Work Month visit www.socialworkmonth.org.  To learn more about CASA, visit www.CASAIowa.org.