Greater Egypt Regional Planning

CASA of Southern Illinois is dedicated to advocating for children in crisis across Jackson, Johnson, and Williamson Counties. With trained volunteers, they work to ensure that the voices of these children are heard and their needs are met, addressing the alarming rates of child abuse and neglect in the region. In 2022, CASA assigned 56 new children to advocates, reflecting a significant increase in the number of at-risk youth receiving support compared to previous years. With over 238,000 children benefiting from CASA volunteers annually, there is a pressing need to extend this vital support to the hundreds of thousands of children who currently navigate their challenges alone. Generated from the website

Established in 1972, The Women's Center Inc. is a social service and welfare organization for women and children. Based in Carbondale, Ill., the organization promotes a safer community by helping the survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Southern Illinois. The Women's Center Inc. provides a number of services, such as round-the-clock crisis hotline intervention, emergency shelter, food, supplies and transportation. It also caters individual and group support, counseling information, referrals, education, case management, legal, medical and personal advocacy.