Support & Partners

It takes a community to support children who have experienced abuse and neglect. CASA of Kent County is proud to work with the county government, local businesses, foundations, and child welfare agencies. In addition, CASA is affiliated with our state and national CASA organizations.

Kent County

The county government collaborates with CASA to make child advocacy services available through the 17th Circuit Court Family Division.

Event Sponsors

Heart of CASA 2025

Meijer
West Michigan Community Bank
Celebration Cinema
Creston Industrial Sales
Devin & Rachel Render
Katherine & Patrick Mullen
The High Five
DeVries Dental
Plante Moran
Barnes & Thornburg

Annual Luncheon 2026

Jeff & Cheryl Baker Family Foundation
Allied Electric
Blackwell insurance
Auto-Owners Insurance
Ron & Jeannine Lemmon
Nienhuis Financial
West Michigan Community Bank
Plante Moran

Foundations & Grantors

Heart of West Michigan United Way
Peter C. and Emajean Cook Foundation
The Wege Foundation
Michigan CASA
Steelcase Foundation
Amway
Ticket to Dream Foundation
The Baldwin Foundation
Grand Rapids Jaycees

Corporate Partners

Lake Michigan Credit Union
Plante Moran
Barnes & Thornburg
Express Employment Professionals

Child Welfare Agencies

CASA is proud to work closely with the foster care departments in each of the private agencies in Kent County. Their caseworkers are truly in the trenches alongside our court appointed special advocates.

Michigan CASA

Michigan CASA is the statewide association for 30 county-based CASA programs. They provide financial support, training, and services to help local programs operate in the most effective way possible to provide best-interest advocacy for the children in our state.

National CASA/GAL Association for Children

The National CASA/GAL Association establishes program standards, evaluates county-based programs, provides training, offers technical assistance, shares research, generates public awareness, and offers grants to local programs.