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We Can Do Better: Improving Educational Outcomes for Foster Youth
For many children, back-to-school season is a time of new opportunities: schedules to figure out, new teachers to get to know, friends to be made. Last week a neighbor of…
Fostering Futures: Helping Older Youth Transition From Foster Care to Successful, Independent Adults
To help address the unique challenges faced by older foster youth, the National CASA Association has launched a program titled Fostering Futures. Each year, an estimated 25,000 young people between…
Over-medication a concern among foster kids
“I had nowhere to go. Like I was stuck. Like I couldn’t move. Like I felt like I was so drowsy, I couldn’t even wake up,” 15-year-old Sophia said of…
“Heard, valued, empowered, supported, respected, normal…”
… these are a few of the words foster youth use to describe how their CASA volunteer makes them feel as highlighted in this excerpt from National CASA CEO Michael Piraino’s annual…
Leaving a Legacy: Michele Strub Heer & Jordan Strub
Supporting children is a passion for Michele Strub Heer, both now and in the future.
Karen Hilborn: 24 Years of Outstanding Advocacy for Children
Karen Hilborn has been a compassionate advocate for children in Colorado Springs for 24 years, our longest-term volunteer. She has lifted the lives of more than 50 children as a…
Celebrating National Volunteer Week
National CASA Podcast Celebrating National Volunteer Week We don’t share the disturbing details of abuse/neglect cases we serve on due to rules confidentiality and out of respect for the children…
The Dollars and Sense of CASA Volunteers
CASA volunteers save hundreds of millions of dollars in child welfare costs alone. The annual survey of CASA programs shows that children with CASA volunteers spend 7.5 months less in…
CASA Strongly Opposes DHS Proposed Changes
In response to the March 3 Denver Post article “Colorado considers easing rules on child-abuse investigations” The Colorado Department of Human Services has proposed a change that would remove a…
Volunteer Support Group: More than Chat, Less Than Therapy
New Volunteer Support Group Schedule