Hello Advocates! Children in care often fall behind in school due to their life experiences, trauma behaviors, unaddressed disabilities, truancy, and mobility. Our Advocates are a wonderful resource for building networks to meet the unique needs of children in care. I would like to call on willing Advocates with experience in education (teachers, school administration,… Read more »

Happy New Year! The new year has brought a number of changes to CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County. We are thrilled to be in our new building, and if you have not been by to see it yet, we would love to have you. It already feels like home and we could not be… Read more »

Happy New Year! I always enjoy the beginning of a new year with the opportunity to start with fresh energy and perspective. Here, at CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County, we are starting the year in our new home, The Rock Center for Child Advocacy! The space is beautiful, and we are even more excited for… Read more »

By Lindsay Miller, Development Director We have loads of news and excitement to share with you this holiday season! Let’s talk about this year’s Gala… Presented by Huntsman, our annual CASA Speaks for Kids Gala — Escape to Paradise: A Night in the Tropics — is scheduled for Saturday, March 5, 2022 and will be… Read more »

A look back… Reflecting back on 2021, we are so proud of each and every one of our Advocates for doing a tremendous job serving and identifying healthy connections for the children served by CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County. It is because of our amazing Advocates that Montgomery County has had one of the… Read more »

We have just completed the first quarter of the new program year. Since September 1st, 42 new children have come into care in our county due to abuse and neglect. As we head into the holidays, over 350 children are in care in Montgomery County. Thankfully, every one of those children has an Advocate working… Read more »

The holidays, while a time of joy for so many, are a time that accentuates loss for children in care. Even children in caring placements have a loss of tradition and family. This is even further magnified for children in Residential Treatment Centers (RTCs), psychiatric hospitals, and for Children Without Placement (CWOP). When I was… Read more »