Think back. As a teenager or young adult, who helped you open your first bank account? Who advised you about buying a car for the first time? Who taught … Read more
“GAME OF LIFE” SIMULATION HELPS TEENS IN FOSTER CARE
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CASA Welcomes Lindsay Miller in New Role as Creative Development Associate
CASA Welcomes Lindsay Miller
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Montgomery County (CASA) is pleased to announce its recent hire of Lindsay Miller, who joins the CASA team as Creative Development … Read more
Remembering Shane Bayless
In memory of Shane Bayless | FEBRUARY 20, 1967 – JUNE 21, 2019
By Ann McAlpin, Executive Director | CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County
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CASA Child Advocates Receives $50,000 Donation from Waste Connections
Pictured left to right: Michelle Little, Waste Connections’ Vice President–Accounting and Golf Tournament Chair; Mercedes Milstead, CASA Development Director; Ann McAlpin, CASA Executive … Read more
The CASA Training Spot: Summer 2019
By Ann Marie Ronsman, CASA Training Manager
Happy summer everyone!! I hope you are enjoying vacations and time with your families. We have some exciting training that will be coming up in Fall. Please mark your calendars.
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Read moreOur Recent Audit by Texas CASA: A Message from the Executive Director
We passed!!
We just finished a process at CASA that was hard, a bit scary, and took a darn lot of work—our audit by Texas CASA. They call … Read more
Meet Lauren
Meet Lauren…
When Lauren was 10, her parents dropped her off at her grandma’s house…and they never came back. Due to health issues, Lauren’s grandmother was unable to … Read more
July Advocate Spotlight: Brian Mullen and Melinda Weathers
An Interview with Brian and Melinda, by Alli Stephens, Marketing & Communications Director
Brian Mullen and Melinda Weathers would prefer you to think that they are not particularly … Read more
Six CASA Staff Members Now Recognized as TBRI® Practitioners
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L to R: Jennifer Engel, Jennifer Reitmeyer, Marilyn McQueeney, Barb Robertson, Ann Marie Ronsman, and Linda Chilcoat
CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County … Read more
How CASA Helps Reunite Families
For many parents whose children have been removed from the home, the court system – and more specifically, Child Protective Services (CPS) – may seem like the “villain” who stole their children, rather than as a resource … Read more
"To give a child a CASA is to give them a voice. To give them a voice is to give them hope. And to give them hope is to give them the world. I believe that with all my heart."
- Pamela Butler, former foster youth