The largest swearing-in of Court Appointed Special Advocates so far this year was celebrated Oct. 15, with 16 trainees representing Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe and Hays counties. Each volunteer completed five weeks of training, background checks, courtroom observation and is now ready to advocate for...

he future of foster care in Texas has been teetering towards the brink of a full- blown crisis. Overworked caseworkers, children sleeping in Child Protective Services (CPS) offices due to a shortage of foster beds and abuses within the system are just a few of the major issues concerning child welfa...

By Paige Lambert L arry Patterson finished his weekly tutoring session with his Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) child and checked in with the child’s teacher.  For more than a year, Patterson has given a voice to the youngest of the voiceless. CASA of Central Texas, which serves in Caldwell...

Staff Report The latest class of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) was sworn in May 15. These volunteers will soon be assigned to children who have been removed from their homes because of abuse and neglect and are now placed in the state’s care. As advocates, the volunteers will get to know ...

Submitted report Enrollment is open for the first training sessions of 2015 to become a Court Appointed Special Advocate and make a difference in the life of a child, and more volunteers are needed. Former foster youth Justice LaRue, now 20, was appointed a CASA of Central Texas volunteer advocate w...

By Kim Hilsenbeck O ver the past 12-13 years, Tracy McGinty has helped children in Texas by becoming a court-appointed special advocate (CASA). Though a volunteer, it’s been like a second career for McGinty, who moved to Kyle about six years ago. Following retirement from the El Paso Fire Department...