Dallas CASA Will Honor Cynthia Izaguirre
Dallas CASA will honor Cynthia Izaguirre, longtime host of WFAA's Wednesday's Child, with the Cherish the Children Award at a luncheon May 6.
Dallas CASA will honor Cynthia Izaguirre, longtime host of WFAA's Wednesday's Child, with the Cherish the Children Award at a luncheon May 6.
When brothers Adrian, Sergio and Tomas came into protective care, they needed a Spanish-speaking role model to look out for them. Bilingual Dallas CASA volunteer Juan was assigned to their case, bringing a focus on education but also an appreciation of who the boys are.
Though only 27 and getting to know a new city after moving to Dallas for work, Rowland Henshaw was looking for meaning and impact when he heard Dallas CASA needed more Black male volunteer advocates.
When a staff member approached The Parvin Group’s Chief Operations Officer Sara Escamilla about sponsoring Dallas CASA’s CASAblanca, her answer was a quick yes. It was the same answer Escamilla gave to Child Protective Services when they called almost a decade ago about a group of three siblings who needed a permanent home.
Dallas CASA volunteer Marypaz Medina remembers being a young immigrant to the United States experiencing language and culture shock, but she always had her family by her side. The thought of children navigating foster care with a language barrier brought her to Dallas CASA.