East Texas CASA

Name

East Texas CASA

Legal name

East Texas Child Advocates, Inc

Website

https://easttexascasa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Advocacy Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

Keywords

• Child advocacy services
• Foster care advocacy
• Court appointed advocates
• Supervised visitation services
• Nonprofit child welfare

Headquarters

HQ city

Longview

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible contributions from individuals supporting children in foster care in Gregg, Rusk, and Upshur counties. Donations provide advocates for CASA kids.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with local businesses like Texas Bank and Trust for fundraising initiatives such as Coins for CASA coin collection drives.
3. Event-Based Fundraising: Revenue from fundraising events including Sneaker Ball, CASA Superhero 5K, Golfing Fore Good, Bingo Bash, and t-shirt sales during Child Abuse Prevention Month.
4. Planned Giving: Bequests, trusts, and retirement plan legacies that allow donors to leave a lasting legacy to East Texas CASA.
5. Corporate Matching Gifts: Many companies offer matching programs that double or triple employee charitable contributions.
6. Supervised Visitation Fees: GTS program charges $25 intake fee per party and $20 per visitation per party for court-ordered supervised visitation services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

East Texas CASA recruits, trains, and supervises community volunteers who are appointed by judges to advocate for children in foster care in Gregg, Rusk, and Upshur counties. Volunteers research case records, engage with families and service providers, and advocate in court, school, and agency meetings for the child's safety, permanency, and well-being until the case is closed. The organization also operates the Getting Together Safely (GTS) program, which provides court-ordered supervised visitation between children and non-custodial parents in a secure, neutral facility.

Product overview

East Texas CASA operates as a nonprofit organization offering volunteer advocacy services for children in foster care. Its core offerings include the CASA Volunteer Advocacy Program, where trained community volunteers are appointed by judges to advocate for children in Gregg, Rusk, and Upshur counties, and the Getting Together Safely (GTS) Supervised Visitation Program, which provides court-ordered neutral third-party monitoring for child-parent visits. Supporting these programs is a Volunteer Training Program providing initial and continuing education for advocates, along with an internal OPTIMA case management system for staff and volunteer operations. The organization also conducts fundraising events and community awareness activities related to child abuse prevention.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Getting Together Safely (GTS): A supervised visitation program of East Texas CASA that provides court-ordered opportunities for children to visit with non-custodial parents in a safe, neutral environment.

Products and services

• CASA Volunteer Advocacy Program Court Appointed Special Advocate program where trained volunteers are appointed by judges to advocate for children in foster care, ensuring their safety, permanency, and well-being through case research, family engagement, and court advocacy. Designed for abused or neglected children in the Gregg, Rusk, and Upshur county foster care systems.
• Getting Together Safely (GTS) Supervised Visitation Program Court-ordered supervised visitation service providing neutral third-party monitoring for children visiting non-custodial parents in a secure, comfortable facility with trained staff and security on premises. Designed for non-custodial parents referred by courts in the East Texas region.

Quantifiable outcome

• CASA volunteers serve on one case at a time, providing sustained personal attention to each child
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Texas Bank and TrustminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2026Partnership during Child Abuse Prevention Month for Coins for CASA coin collection initiative. Donors can drop off spare change at any Longview location throughout April to support children who have experienced abuse and neglect.
• National CASA/GAL AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1977East Texas CASA is a member of the National Court Appointed Special Advocates Association. National CASA founded the volunteer movement in 1977 and provides standards, training resources, and network support to local programs.
• Let's RoamminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner that donated scavenger hunt experiences for fundraising initiatives. Let's Roam offers diverse range of scavenger hunt experiences.
• Texas CASA AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEast Texas CASA is a member of the Texas CASA Association, which supports 73-74 CASA programs throughout Texas.
• Supervised Visitation NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGTS (Getting Together Safely) program is a member of the Supervised Visitation Network, indicating adherence to industry standards for supervised visitation services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Prevent Child Abuse America: National nonprofit network focused on child abuse prevention and family support. Comparable as a peer addressing the upstream/downstream of foster care — the population East Texas CASA serves after abuse/neglect events.
• Texas CASA: The state-level CASA association supporting 73-74 CASA programs across Texas. Directly comparable as the immediate governing body for East Texas CASA and as a peer with respect to statewide advocacy, training, and funding.
• YMCA of the USA: National nonprofit operating youth development, family support, and supervised visitation-style programs through local affiliates. Comparable as a peer nonprofit using a multi-channel local-affiliate model with donations, events, and fee-based services.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Large national youth development nonprofit serving children including those in or at risk of entering foster care. Comparable as a peer nonprofit serving the same vulnerable youth population via community-based programs and a multi-county/local-chapter model.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: National nonprofit that recruits and trains volunteer mentors for at-risk youth, including foster children. Comparable as a similarly-sized mission-driven nonprofit using trained community volunteers to advocate for vulnerable children through one-on-one relationships.
• National CASA/GAL Association: The national umbrella organization that founded the CASA volunteer movement in 1977 and owns the CASA brand. Comparable as the parent body whose standards, training resources, and federal funding East Texas CASA leverages.
• Mentoring USA: National nonprofit advocating for quality youth mentoring relationships. Comparable as a peer organization promoting volunteer one-on-one relationships for at-risk youth, with similar recruitment, training, and retention challenges.

Direct peers

• Court Appointed Special Advocates of Travis County: Another Texas CASA affiliate serving foster children in Travis County via court-appointed volunteer advocates. Directly comparable as a peer CASA program operating in the same state under the same national framework, with similar funding and volunteer models.
• Child Advocates of Fort Bend: Texas-based nonprofit (Court Appointed Special Advocates program) providing volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children in Fort Bend County. Directly comparable as a local CASA-style affiliate with the same model, funding mix, and judicial partnership approach.

Others

• Supervised Visitation Network: Professional membership association for supervised visitation providers, of which East Texas CASA's GTS program is a member. Comparable as a peer/industry body governing the standards that GTS adheres to and as a network of similar fee-based visitation providers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EastTexasCASANew
• Instagraminstagram.com/easttexascasa/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2tII9mo_49wVpAVKL5uPnhI4NTc_w4IoNo-PiWU_MpldAG9DsxT31P4O4_aem_LRUFIONPvvAmAiCDlm998g
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/east-texas-casa

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles25 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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