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Learning with Dallas CASA: Chronic Maltreatment

For many families, their first encounter with the child welfare system is a life-changing one. They receive support services, and the children experience positive and hopefully permanent changes in their home lives. For other families, reports to Child Protective Services (CPS) add up over the years, with reports accumulating and little real change occurring. What can Dallas CASA volunteer do to support families on repeated involvement with the child welfare system?

By |2023-04-27T16:32:56-05:00April 27, 2023|Children|Comments Off on Learning with Dallas CASA: Chronic Maltreatment

Two Boys Needed a Break From Chaos

For Bryson and Kason, ages 10 and 11, home life was chaos. They dreamed of the simple summer pleasures of childhood - swimming, backyard games and freedom. When their Dallas CASA volunteer Ashley found a sleepaway camp that would take them for one week, the boys jumped at the chance. Could a week away be the break everyone needed?

By |2023-04-27T16:26:09-05:00April 27, 2023|Children|Comments Off on Two Boys Needed a Break From Chaos

New Dallas CASA Volunteer Carries on Three Generations of Tradition

Young Dallas CASA volunteer Claire Arnold is following in the steps of her mother Jannah Nerren and her grandmother Brenda Walters, who both serve as CASA volunteers for CASA of the Pines in East Texas. “Growing up, I saw my mom putting in the time and effort into being a good advocate for the children she served,” Claire said. “I knew once I got settled after graduating college, it was something I wanted to do.”

By |2023-03-29T13:03:35-05:00March 27, 2023|Volunteers|Comments Off on New Dallas CASA Volunteer Carries on Three Generations of Tradition

Could Kyle Have Found His Forever Family as an Adult?

For 18-year-old Kyle, childhood had been a series of losses. First, his mother died and his father was unable to parent due to drug addiction. He moved in with his aunt, but then she developed terminal cancer. Foster care had been one placement after another. But something felt different with the Hansons, a couple in their late 20s looking to foster a teenager. Even though he was now legally an adult, could he have found his forever family?

By |2023-03-29T13:05:19-05:00March 27, 2023|Children|Comments Off on Could Kyle Have Found His Forever Family as an Adult?

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