Keaton was five when he was placed in foster care. His Dallas CASA volunteer Allen felt his foster home checked all the boxes, but lacked love. Over the next few months, Allen found himself working closely with Keaton's parents, offering support to make reunification possible.

Kiara spent her entire childhood in and out of foster care, leaving trauma and deep scars from which she is still recovering. Today, after aging out of care, she carries with her memories of her Dallas CASA volunteer Mary, who stayed with her through 23 placements, including foster homes, residential treatment centers, emergency shelters, juvenile detention centers and behavioral hospitals.

Danny was 12 when he came to school covered in bruises from a beating at home. Over the next three years, Danny's Dallas CASA volunteer Cené fought for Danny to find a permanent, safe home where he could thrive. But after five failed placements, everyone was growing frustrated. Would another chance help?

Neesha came into care at 17 still a sophomore in high school, desperately in need of jaw surgery and with a lifetime of chaos around her. She was assigned Dallas CASA volunteer Page, who found a young woman who had dreams for herself but needed some support to get there.

For Iris, marching band meant everything. Her band friends saw through the fact she was in foster care to the kind, nurturing girl underneath. Iris' Dallas CASA volunteer Kathryn advocated for Iris to stay in marching band, even through multiple placement changes and a challenging cross-town commute.

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?