by CASA of Los Angeles | Oct 10, 2013 | News
Article originally appeared in CSUN Today, August 2013 Melanie Williams pulls up to a group home, walks through the door, begins to say “hi” and is greeted with hugs and giggles. All of the children vie for her attention, but only one lucky 12-year-old girl gets to go...
by CASA of Los Angeles | Aug 7, 2013 | Stories
CASA of Los Angeles volunteers are used to encountering shocking things in their work with abused and neglected children. But when Mariann Fragner took a seat at the back of a courtroom in the L.A. County Dependency Court last fall, she was about to see something she...
by CASA of Los Angeles | Jul 31, 2013 | News
CASA of Los Angeles closed its 2013 fiscal year on June 30, and the results from it were staggering: more children served with intensive advocacy than ever before, more volunteers mobilized than ever before, and more funds raised than ever before. We sit down with...
by CASA of Los Angeles | Jun 14, 2013 | News
Article originally appeared in LA Observed (http://www.laobserved.com/boyarsky/2013/06/a_remarkable_woman.php). By Bill Boyarsky | June 8, 2013 11:33 AM I drove over to the Van Nuys city hall Friday to see my friend June Sale honored by the Los Angeles City...
by CASA of Los Angeles | Jun 7, 2013 | Press Releases
Dedicated Volunteer Advocate Honored At CASA/LA’s Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon Held At California Endowment Los Angeles, CA, June 7th, 2013 — CASA of Los Angeles is very proud to announce that one of its most dedicated volunteers, Taryn Rudow, has been named...
by CASA of Los Angeles | Jun 5, 2013 | News
Article originally appeared in The Acorn (http://www.theacorn.com/news/2013-05-23/Community/Golf_tourney_to_support_childrens_charities.html) The community of Calabasas will gather to celebrate the life of Kyle Rudow by participating in the 10th annual Kyle Rudow...
by CASA of Los Angeles | Apr 23, 2013 | Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Brian McWilliams / Spelling Communications 310-838-4010 / bm*********@******om.com CASA of Los Angeles Holds First Annual “Evening of Dreams Gala” Dax Shepard of NBC’s Parenthood to Host Fundraiser Benefiting Foster Children of Los...
by CASA of Los Angeles | Mar 8, 2013 | Stories
The stakes are high for all kids in dependency court. But they’re especially high for the youngest children, because what happens in the first months and years of life often determines whether a child will realize his or her potential later in life. Which is why, a...
by CASA of Los Angeles | Mar 4, 2013 | Press Releases
Event To Be Held March 9th & 10th At The Los Angeles Convention Center Los Angeles, CA, February 2013 — Now in its twelfth year, the “Glamour Gowns” annual event provides formal attire to any prom-aged young woman in the Los Angeles foster care system....
by CASA of Los Angeles | Feb 1, 2013 | News, Press Releases
NBC4’s ‘21st Century Solutions Campaign’ Awards Local Nonprofit Los Angeles, CA, January 31, 2013 — CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Los Angeles (CASA/LA), a non-profit organization that improves the lives of foster children through trained volunteer...
