From Scholarship to Friendship

Back in 2012, La Chantay Sheppard might have seemed an unlikely candidate to get a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA). She was a straight-A high school student and an athletic standout, plus she had firm plans to go to college. But that’s exactly what...

Vigilante incansable de los niños

Article originally appeared on LaOpinion on September 19, 2014. Por Marvelia Alpizar Después de 32 años de trabajo en el área de transporte, José Mesa sabía que aún podía ser útil a la sociedad. “Trabajé muchos años y ahora es tiempo que haga algo por la...

Handsome and Happy: Diego, Volume 6

The seven-day notice. It’s something almost every foster child dreads. It means a foster family wants the child out of their home. By the time Rosalie Benitez was assigned as the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for nine-year-old Diego, in September 2013,...