by a1l2f3i4a5n | Jul 31, 2014 | Stories
A few weeks ago, Monica Hicks-Jenkins got an unexpected phone call at the CASA of Los Angeles office in Monterey Park. It was from Eleanor, the foster mother of three-and-a-half-year-old Darren, for whom Monica is a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)....
by a1l2f3i4a5n | Jul 21, 2014 | News
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by a1l2f3i4a5n | Jul 7, 2014 | Stories
When Dave Stein first met Rory, at one of Rory’s mandatory six-month hearings in the Los Angeles County dependency court two years ago, he had a simple request for him. “I told him I was his Court Appointed Special Advocate [CASA] and explained what a CASA...
by a1l2f3i4a5n | Jun 20, 2014 | News
Article originally appeared in the Long Beach Grunion Gazette on June 19, 2014. By Sarah Whiteford Most volunteer work involves cooking, cleaning or raising money for an organization, but not very many volunteers can say they have provided emotional and educational...
by a1l2f3i4a5n | Apr 22, 2014 | Stories
It was an unmistakably confident title for a scholarship application essay: Success Is Certain. It’s also an ironic title when you consider that the applicant, Casey Van Ross, 18, has been a dependent of the court for most of the last three years. He has...
by a1l2f3i4a5n | Apr 13, 2014 | News
Interview originally aired on KEIB-AM on April 12, 2014. Click here to listen.
by a1l2f3i4a5n | Apr 3, 2014 | News
Article originally appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on March 30, 2014. By Julie Drake LANCASTER – Sallie Jones wasn’t ready to retire when a health issue forced her to leave her career of 35 years. So perhaps it was serendipity when she stumbled onto...
by a1l2f3i4a5n | Mar 16, 2014 | Press Releases
Glamour Gowns 2014 Provides Foster Girls With New Formal Gowns, Shoes, & Accessories on March 29th At L.A. Convention Center Los Angeles, CA, March 14, 2014 — Glamour Gowns has been touching the lives of high school girls in the Los Angeles foster care...
by a1l2f3i4a5n | Mar 11, 2014 | News
Article originally appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on March 10, 2014. By: Alisha Semchuck LANCASTER – Court Appointed Special Advocates ensure that abused and neglected children in their charge have a place to call home and a bed of their own. More than...
by a1l2f3i4a5n | Mar 5, 2014 | Stories
By her own count, Katherine Wheatfall has provided a foster home for about 50 children since 1999. She’s about as seasoned a foster parent as one can imagine. But when siblings Angel and Gene—8 and 6, respectively—went to live with her, in the fall of 2011, she...
