In addition to being National Foster Care Month, May is also Mental Health Awareness Month. These two topics often go hand and hand due to the immense trauma many children experience before coming into foster care. Below is an article containing mental health...
May is National Foster Care Month, which is a time to bring awareness to children in foster care. Today, there are approximately 424,000 children and youth in foster care in the United States. Most children in foster care have experienced physical, psychological and...
Intern Reflections Sophia McClanahan University of St. Francis Bachelor’s in Social Work Graduating December 2020 Having the pleasure to intern at CASA was so incredibly fulfilling. Being an advocate means more than just an internship, it’s being able to change...
Intern Reflections Alejandro Orozco University of St. Francis Master’s in Social Work Graduating May 2020 What the CASA internship meant to me was a unique opportunity to work on the legal side of social work through the court system. A unique internship where...
During this vulnerable time, CASA strives to keep children in the foster care safe by maintaining frequent contact with children. We are in full agreement with National CASA that “Our volunteers are needed now more than ever as a lifeline to ensure the health,...
By Madison Bailey The holidays can be an especially difficult time for children in foster care. For some children, they’ve been moved around to so many homes that they feel like they don’t belong to a family. For others, the family they are staying with may have...
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