CASA volunteers help find resources and services.
In a case where the child was blind, the CASA volunteer did extensive
research on what the child needed and investigated what services
were available. When suitable alternatives for the child did not
exist locally, close to the family, the CASA volunteer helped set
up a program at a local school so that blind children in the community
could have the therapeutic and educational services they needed.
CASA volunteers help research resources for placement and
find children permanent homes.
A child had been told her biological father was dead. The CASA
volunteer decided to try to determine if this was indeed true and
not only discovered a father who did not know he had a daughter,
but an extended family that were all delighted to provide the care
and support she needed. She moved to the east coast and is thrilled
to be so wanted by relatives.
In a particularly tragic case, a child had seen her mother kill
her baby sister. The CASA volunteer worked with many agencies to
ensure the child had the therapy she desperately needed to overcome
this trauma. The child had been in seven foster homes before she
turned five. Once a CASA volunteer was appointed to this child,
the CASA volunteer located an aunt and the child was placed, therapy
was secured and the child blossomed. She is thriving with her aunt
and her school reports have sailed from D’s to A’s.
CASA volunteers facilitate good communication in a complicated
legal setting.
Some say that CASA volunteers go where angels fear to tread.
One CASA volunteer has worked on 52 cases, many involving domestic
violence and the frightening affect it has on children. On a recent
case, the CASA volunteer was involved from the birth of a child
to adoption. The CASA volunteer stayed on top of the case and did
not give up when others were running out of steam. She reports
that treating the parents with decency and patience paid off in
their understanding of what is best for the child. She was forthright
and offered options that all involved in the situation could live
with. In all her cases this CASA volunteer has facilitated agreements
with all parties, preventing costly contested courtroom battles.
Her common sense has won the admiration of judges, parents and
social workers alike.
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CASA
Stories From the Front Lines
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Marge
Marge
is a CASA volunteer
who found incredible resources
for children in her community
that had been overlooked by others.
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Danny
Danny
now has a new family.
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Robert
Robert
has suffered just
about every kind of child abuse.
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