On April 23rd, supporters of Georgia CASA will gather at the Luncheon & Fashion Show signature fundraiser - "CASA on the Catwalk" - at a private club in Buckhead, to celebrate another year of helping to improve the lives of the children the CASA organization in Georgia serves. Emcee will be Deidra Dukes with FOX5 Atlanta. Women's spring fashions from Tootsies will be featured. The luncheon event also includes a silent auction, including items from Atlanta's most luxurious retailers. 

The Luncheon & Fashion Show averages 300 attendees, many of which are affluent Atlanta area residents. The event is also attended by a broad cross-section of Georgia residents. To date, nearly $900,000 has been raised over the past 18 years from Georgia CASA's signature event to support the mission work of Georgia CASA. 

Founded over 35 years ago in 1988, Georgia CASA supports 46 affiliate CASA programs in all 159 counties across the state that recruit, screen, train, and supervise community volunteers (called CASAs - Court Appointed Special Advocates) for children. CASA volunteers advocate for the well-being of Georgia's children who experience foster care. They are specially trained and appointed by the court to advocate for a chlid's best interest and improve a child's experience in foster care. Their sole purpose is to provide compassionate, individualized attention that will help each child in foster care find a safe, permanent home when reunification with family isn't likely.

Last year, 2,500 CASA volunteers served over 8,300 children statewide. About 7,000 children are still waiting for a CASA volunteer.