Casa Foundation

CASA Foundation raises funds and awareness for CASA's programs and initiatives.
CASA's mission is to advance the mental health of infants, children and adolescents through family-centered clinical services, education, research, and advocacy.

Core Values
Strong values are fundamental to CASA's operations, whether it be as a service provider delivering mental health care and support to children and their families, or as an employer ensuring that employees and volunteers are supported to do their best work. The following are at the core of decisions about what we do and how we do it:

Family
Building strong family foundations
Focusing on working with family units
Supporting healthy relationships and a sense of belonging through a family-centered approach defining 'family' as broad and inclusive, thereby recognizing personal and cultural diversity

Respect
Empowering children, their parents, and employees
Treating people with dignity, fairness, and compassion
Being sensitive to personal, social, economic and cultural diversity
Being inclusive, soliciting and recognizing contributions
Promoting a work culture of caring by:
- supporting quality of life and employee wellness
- providing opportunities for personal and professional growth and development
- maintaining a safe workplace

Accountability
Doing what we say we are going to do
Taking responsibility for our own decisions and actions
Maintaining open, honest communication with staff, patients and all stakeholders
Being responsive to our funders, employees and other stakeholders
Evaluating and improving quality, safety, and effectiveness
Delivering evidence-informed services

Collaboration
Collaborating with families, health care providers, educators, and researchers in the provision of CASA services
Considering the ideas and concerns of families, clinicians, and colleagues in the decision making process
Seeking input and learning from one another
Collaborating across programs: one CASA many sites

Innovation
Encouraging innovation, creativity and proactive planning in the delivery of our services - Being open to new ideas and approaches!