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CASA can't serve all kids in foster care without 58 more volunteers
Hall-Dawson Court-Appointed Special Advocates represent kids' interests
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The Gainesville organization providing the “eyes and ears of the court” in foster care cases are in serious need of volunteers, executive director Janet Walden said Friday. Walden, who leads the Hall-Dawson Court-Appointed Special Advocates, said the nonprofit on Washington Street needs 58 volunteers to support the number of kids in foster care. “In our 27-year history, we’ve always served 100 percent of the kids in foster care.