A Brit Putting Needy Children In Loving Homes

By Leo and Karen Lewis This article appeared in Union Jack, September 15, 2015. ONE OF, if not the most important reasons Karen and I write the column for the UJ, is to be able to bring attention to Brits to be proud of, worthy of knowing. Jeremy Davies OBE falls into...

Community Update, September 2015

September 2015 AN UPDATE FROM YOUR BOARD CHAIR & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dear CASA/LA Community, Happy New Fiscal Year and special thanks for your contribution to our strong results in the year just completed!  This twofold message is about our short-term focus on...

Advocates are a stabilizing force

This article originally appeared in the Simi Valley Acorn, September 11, 2015. Nonprofit serves county’s foster kids. Every year, roughly 1,000 Ventura County children enter the foster system for reasons beyond their control. Often bounced from home to home, a foster...

This Time, a Little More Time

When Linda Mokler was assigned as the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for two girls in foster care about six months ago, she had one urgent mandate: to find out why they weren’t getting the speech therapy they needed. The court had ordered it for them months...

The Road to Permanence

At first, he wouldn’t talk to her. He might nod or shake his head, but he used no words. So it was a measure of the relationship they had built when, after several months of weekly visits, twelve-year-old Jack finally started to talk to his Court Appointed Special...

Padres adoptivos

LA ORGANIZACIÓN CASA DESIGNADA POR LAS CORTES INFANTILES PARA ENCONTRAR PADRES ADOPTIVOS, DIÓ A CONOCER QUE MÁS DE LA MITAD DE NIÑOS DE CRIANZA QUE VIVEN CON PADRES TEMPORALES SON LATINOS