Alison Wilcox
Ann Marie Foley Binsner
Christina Harrison
Courtney La Prince
Gordon Elkins
Honorable Judge Delgado
Linda Wright
Lindsey King
Mary Strutts
“Fortunate,” “blessed,” “nurtured.” Sadly, these are not the words that many former foster youth use to describe their upbringing.
Michael Estrella
I like to say that I live off karma, doing good where I can and hoping it comes back around. But I’ve also been helped by many people along the way. One of them was my CASA volunteer, Kevin Richards.
Monica Lopez
Monica works an administrative job at a private school. She became a CASA volunteer to work more closely with kids who don’t have the same advantages as the children at her job.
Mother Daughter Team
“But one day, when I had to go and check on my little guy at his school, he came through the door at the principal’s office and threw his arms around my neck and said, ‘I love you!’” Anice recalls of her first case.
Randy Roland
Randy said that he joined the CASA of Collin County board after realizing that in law enforcement, they “put the bad guys away, but never see what happens to the victims.” He recognized that serving the CASA program would allow him to focus on aiding innocent victims.
Richland County
The Richland County CASA Quarterbacks is a winning “team” of CASA volunteers committed to serving children and building the ranks of male volunteers. What began as a tight group of 13 advocates in 2005 has grown to a dedicated team 100 members strong—and still growing, with the addition of 10 new men each quarter.
Sindy Finkelson
After she left law to become an adjunct professor, Sindy contacted CASA of Atlantic and Cape May Counties (NJ) and took the 30-hour volunteer training. The long wait to become a CASA volunteer ended suddenly, when Sindy was immediately assigned her first case.
The Knox Family: A Portrait in Perseverance
The Knoxes own a big house in the wide open country spaces outside Wichita, Kansas. It’s a perfect setting for someone who might be inclined to adopt a ready-made family of children in need.
The Real Word
Candace, Rodney, Rosie and Ashlee tell their stories of growing up in foster care and the difference a CASA volunteer made in their lives. The Real Word is a group of courageous young people who live or have lived in the foster care system in San Diego County.
On June 8, 2013, Shelby Ringdahl was crowned Miss Missouri. She selected “CASA: Home, Safe, Home” as her personal platform. We asked Shelby about her connection to and passion for the CASA cause, and her journey to competing to become Miss America.