Comments on: B’s Give Back: Looking Out for Little Ones

By: Petra Cochran

Petra Cochran — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:37:53 +0000

That is so great. Our Mommy group does a service project a couple of times a month.
We go and visit the senior assisted living/ respite care facility in our area and visit with the seniors.. Our kids love it and the seniors do as well. It is a very rewarding outing every other week.

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By: Robyn

Robyn — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:56:09 +0000

I’m a CASA, too!!! I work as an educational representative for the kids who’s parents have had their rights terminated. Often times, these children are in special education, or receive specialized services to address any number of learning disabilities. In these cases, we make sure that the children are receiving an appropriate education and are progressing in the treatments that we have often times fought for.

I agree, CASA is an absolutely amazing organization and so worthwhile. I am proud to be a part of the 68,000 volunteers working to help those children that often times have nobody.

By: kelly

kelly — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:44:43 +0000

thanks judi –
the role of a CASA is to act as a voice for the children and as the eyes and ears of the judge due to the fact that social services is so overburdened … we are not legal representatives of the children so we are limited in what we do but the most important thing we do is to be a constant presence in the childrens’ lives; social workers, judges, lawyers, all change over time but the CASA remains the same and each CASA is only assigned to one case at a time unlike the others involved … it’s especially important for older children who aren’t always involved in the legal process and feel they have no voice – when they have a CASA they can ask that certain issues be brought up

CASA’s are not automatically assigned to every case, but any child and/or parent can request a CASA be assigned to their case
~k

By: Judi

Judi — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:54:56 +0000

I wish the CASA system here in our county worked the way it was supposed to but sadly it doesn’t. I am inspired by your story Kelly it takes a special person to work with cases like this, I know first hand how helpful a CASA can be from dealing with issues with the children I adopted. Hats off to you.