by a1l2f3i4a5n | Jun 15, 2015 | Press Releases
Longtime Advocate for Foster Youth Honored At CASA for Children Annual Conference Los Angeles, CA, June 2, 2015 — CASA of Los Angeles is proud to announce that one of its longest tenured and most dedicated volunteers, Samuel Herod, was awarded the prestigious...
by a1l2f3i4a5n | Jun 13, 2015 | Stories
It’s been about six years since child welfare authorities were tipped off to trouble in the home of then-seven-year-old James, near Downtown Los Angeles. James’ mother had become chronically ill and delegated his care to his older brother, who was also a minor. The...
by a1l2f3i4a5n | May 17, 2015 | Press Releases
Hundreds of Volunteers Create Gift Packages for Local Children in Foster Care LOS ANGELES, CA, May 15 /CSRwire/ -Foster children throughout Southern California will be given the magic and joy of play thanks to nearly 150 volunteers brought together today by the Toy...
by a1l2f3i4a5n | May 1, 2015 | News
This article originally appeared in the Santa Monica Daily Press, April 25, 2015. There are about 28,000 foster kids in the Los Angeles area and 80 percent of them go without the support they need. They might go without a guide through the court process, or without an...
by a1l2f3i4a5n | May 1, 2015 | Press Releases
Dedicated CASA Honored At CASA/LA’s Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon Los Angeles, CA, April 29th, 2015 — CASA of Los Angeles has named, Maureen Wharton as its outstanding 2015 “Volunteer of the Year.” The Volunteer of the Year is selected by a committee of...
by a1l2f3i4a5n | Apr 21, 2015 | Stories
As CASA stories go, this is a simple one. It involves no custody battles, mistaken identities, or disagreements among stakeholders. But it’s an important story—even an archetypal one—because it exemplifies the most crucial role of a Court Appointed Special Advocate...
by a1l2f3i4a5n | Mar 4, 2015 | Stories
A lot was riding on Leslie Podolsky in her first case as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA). She was assigned to two sisters, Paris and Melanie, thought to be 5 and 4, respectively, who had been placed in foster care after their father was killed and their...
by a1l2f3i4a5n | Feb 26, 2015 | Press Releases
Event to be held at the prestigious Braemar Country Club Los Angeles, CA, Feb 26, 2015 — CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Los Angeles, which provides advocacy services for abused and neglected children in the Los Angeles’ foster care system, will be...
by a1l2f3i4a5n | Feb 10, 2015 | Press Releases
Event Honorees Include John & Susan Porter, Deputy Kevin Chapman, and CASA Volunteer John Peterson Lancaster, CA, February 9, 2015 — CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), a non-profit organization that improves the lives of foster children through...
by a1l2f3i4a5n | Feb 4, 2015 | Stories
It started out as a reunion. Eleven-year-old Charlotte and her four siblings had been separated in 2008 and dispersed across four homes in Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County. They had hardly seen each other since then, so their social worker had made a...
