Clubhouse serving more kids in more ways – Springfield Daily Citizen

Not even a year old, the new CASA Clubhouse is serving more kids in foster care and providing more types of services than its creators ever imagined.

The CASA Clubhouse is located at 627 N. Glenstone Ave. and opened in July of 2023. It is the first of its kind in Missouri and the third CASA Clubhouse in the nation. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates. CASA of Southwest Missouri provides volunteers who meet with children who have fallen into the Missouri court system, create bonds of trust and advocate for children in court.

In its first six months, the Clubhouse in Springfield served about 850 foster kids.

“I knew the need was great, but the amount of children that have used our facility already in the short amount of time that we’ve been open in a year,” said Laura Farmer, executive director of CASA of Southwest Missouri, “that has been the most surprising and, I think, inspiring thing in a lot of ways...