Court Appointed Special Advocate -Casa- Prince Georges County Inc

Fostering opportunity fund (fof) - beginning in 2021, an anonymous donor established a fund for casa to receive an annual $50,000 grant to provide direct financial assistance to current and former foster youth. Individuals request funds from casa to meet a variety of needs including food and housing. In fiscal year 2024, casa received 146 requests and issued 132 payments totaling $46,849.

Thrive prince george's - in 2023, the greater washington community foundation, prince george's county government and the meyer foundation partnered to launch a 2-year $4 million guaranteed income pilot that seeks to provide greater economic stability and increase upward mobility for more families in the county. Casa was selected as a partner to provide guaranteed income to 50 youth who emancipated from prince george's county foster care between 2020 and 2022. Only individuals who are 18-24 years old and emancipated from prince george's county are eligible to participate in this program. During fiscal year 2024, casa provided $800 a month to 50 emancipated youth for approximately 3 months.