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May 1, 2020 Throughout my career as a public educator, I was always aware of the challenges faced by children in the foster care system and had long admired the role that CASA volunteers played in the lives of those…

May 1, 2020 “Faith and hope brought me to becoming a CASA volunteer. I believe we are not meant to carry our burdens alone. Life has been tough for these children, and the burdens they have been handed are hard…

May 4, 2020 I have been a CASA Volunteer for a couple of years now. Why did I become a CASA? Well, I knew that I liked working with children. I taught Children’s Liturgy at my church. Children have this…

May 8, 2020 ” Every time a foster child is moved to a new home it’s traumatic for them. One of my children had moved several times and the last a long distance away. When I went to visit her…

May 12, 2020 One day as I was driving down the highway I passed a billboard that said something about volunteering to be a CASA. I had been looking for some place to volunteer that really needed me. I really…

February 23, 2021 After updating his address at the DMV, Jeff Harris was contacted by CPS and was notified through a letter that he had young son that was in their custody. While he was aware that Patrick’s mother had…

April 27, 2021 Libby Martin’s extensive history of working in the education system plus time spent volunteering with an emergency shelter familiarized her with various family dynamics, vulnerable youth and the child welfare system. So it is not a surprise…

June 9, 2021 Elizabeth Vingo became a CASA in 2020, and her first case involved a sibling group removed from their mother due to neglect. There were various CPS cases over the course of the past 6 years in multiple…

June 16, 2021 June is National Reunification Month. It’s a time to celebrate the families who have overcome obstacles to providing a safe and loving home for their children, and are able to reunify after their child was placed in…