CASA INC

Programs

1. Community-based services:- naturalization: casa operated comprehensive citizenship promotion programs in maryland, virginia, georgia, and pennsylvania, which include citizenship education, mentoring and interview preparation, application assistance, and post-naturalization support. Through partnerships with local credit unions, casa also aided members in acquiring loans and other financial products so they may afford the corresponding application fees.- financial education and assistance: casa provided individual counseling, and workshops on financial program service accomplishments: literacy topics. Casa also provided driver's (continued on schedule o)license education and income tax assistance clinics.- legal services: casa provided "know your rights" legal education, advocacy, counseling and representation for working class immigrants on issues related to employment, housing and immigration, as well as engaged in impact litigation on behalf of its members. Casa also provided rapid response when immigration raids or other crises occurred by assisting victims in securing legal representation and reuniting with their families.- health and human services: casa provided…

   $5,708,096 spentof which $40,695 as grants$5,423,217 earned by the program
   34% of program spending

2. Organizing and leadership:community organizing is a central aspect of casa's mission as it is a tool to improve the quality of life of immigrants and working-class communities to create a more just society. Casa builds power by broadening and deepening our base of member activists and leaders who take action to fight for issues that directly impact their lives through membership recruitment, leadership development, and mobilization. For membership recruitment, initial contacts are captured through canvassing, events, relational approaches, communications/outreach, and casa outreach. Casa also works to move our members into leadership roles through monthly membership meetings for every geographic member committee and through (continued on schedule o)the work of our leadership director. Mobilization efforts are frequent and broad to keep morale high, keep members engaged, and bring additional people into our organizing structure. Casa takes membership seriously and has built a structure in which members play a critical role in determining organizational priorities and at points of critical decision-making.

   $4,890,987 spentof which $4,500 as grants$1,124,194 earned by the program
   29% of program spending

3. Community economic development: workforce development and vocational training: casa connected workers with employers seeking daily, temporary, and permanent employment opportunities; partnered with local community colleges to offer a range of vocational training courses, and provided technical assistance to workers interested in developing their own independent small and cooperative businesses.

   $2,529,466 spentof which $1,200 as grants$3,310,354 earned by the program
   15% of program spending

4. Advocacy & communication:casa implemented advocacy and communications strategies at the local, state, and national levels to advance measures identified as priorities by its membership, including its community organizing campaigns mentioned above. Casa also implemented a nonpartisan voter registration in pennsylvania and nonpartisan gotv campaigns in pennsylvania, virginia, and georgia.

   $2,285,015 spentof which $611,802 as grants$4,641 earned by the program
   14% of program spending

5. Schools & education:- afterschool and leadership development programs: casa operates mi espacio (translation: "my space"), an afterschool program that aims to cultivate the next generation of leaders by promoting high school graduation, postsecondary enrollment, career readiness, and leadership development. Students engage in a variety of workshops, field trips, and summer service-learning opportunities to build their confidence and develop leaders within their school and community.- life skills english for speakers of other languages (esol) provides practical english-language instruction for students. Class materials are geared towards students' life experiences and provide students with the skills to apply english accurately and appropriately in various home, community, and workplace settings. The program utilizes a combination of task-based learning and popular education techniques in which language skills are taught within the context of everyday experiences. Courses range from beginner to advanced.

   $1,393,676 spentof which $107,270 as grants$618,418 earned by the program
   8% of program spending

6. Lobbying:casa conducts lobbying within the limits of its 501(h) designation at the local, state, and federal levels on legislative issues that improve the quality of life of its constituents. Legislative and policy priorities included the following measures, at the local, state, and federal level: increasing minimum wage, passing the trust act and/or preventing police-ice collaboration, improving education access for immigrant youth, expanding immigrant access to driver's licenses, opposing anti-immigrant bills, zoning, and policy changes on community development issues, tenant housing rights, and comprehensive immigration reform. Casa provided testimony, written and oral, for many bills affecting its constituency, and also conducted direct lobbying visits and public actions.

   $1,853 spent
   0% of program spending

The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $16,809,093.