CASA trains community members to become Court Appointed Special Advocates, who will speak up for the best interest of abused and neglected children in the courts of Washington County. CASA volunteers review records, research information, and talk to everyone involved in a child's life and then present their recommendation to the court as to what they feel is in the best interest of the child.
CASA trains community members to become Court Appointed Special Advocates, who will speak up for the best interest of abused and neglected children in the courts of Washington County. CASA volunteers review records, research information, and talk to everyone involved in a child's life and then present their recommendation to the court as to what they feel is in the best interest of the child.
When Washington County Senior Judge Kathy Emery thinks back to the late 1990’s, she remembers Tasha Lanham and suggests the child’s story motivated people to do something different, something better.
When you were a child, did you have enough to eat? Did you wake up feeling safe? Did you have parents or grandparents you could count on? If so, you were lucky. Zack didn’t have any of that.
Izmo and I entered the room. Ryan, Sally, and Joey (not their real names) reacted with apprehension. They had never met a therapy dog before, and like everything that had happened to them, this situation was new and unnerving.
Thirteen year old Kevin was my very first case. His journey through “the system” had begun at the age of 10, when he was found at a fast food restaurant wearing only his pajamas. It was October, but Kevin had no shoes, no coat and no parents to be found. In the next two years Kevin would be placed in five different foster homes
