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Making a Lifelong Difference
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Add to My Profile | More Videos Layout Created at Mspremade.comEach year in Texas, thousands of children are physically or sexually abused, neglected, or abandoned by their families. Eventually, they end up in court ... even though their only "crime" is they have been victims.It is up to a judge to decide their future. Should they remain in foster care? Be reunited with their parents? Or should parental rights be terminated to free them for adoption? That's where CASA comes in.CASA volunteers are Court Appointed Special Advocates for children - trained community volunteers appointed by a District Judge as Guardian ad Litems to speak up for abused and neglected children in court.

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As dawn broke over the beach, the old man asked the youth why he was flinging starfish into the sea. The answer was that they'd die if left to the sun. "But the beach goes for miles and there are millions of them," he countered. "What difference is it going to make?" The young man looked at the starfish as he threw it to safety,"It makes a difference to this one." "We are guilty of many errors and many faults But our worst crime is abandoning the children, neglecting the fountain of life. Many of the things we need can wait. The child cannot. Right now is the time Bones are being formed blood is being made senses are being developed. To the child we cannot answer "tomorrow". The child's name is "today"."

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2007 Statistics

Last year, almost 250,000 Texas children were reported to CPS as alleged victims of child abuse, and approxiamtely 1,610 children in Grayson County with over 400 confirmed as victims of abuse or negle...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:42:00 GMT

CASA of Grayson County Staff

We have had many recent changes in the CASA office. Here is what our current staff looks like:Jana Garner-Executive [email protected] Davis-Program [email protected]...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:59:00 GMT

Volunteer Banquet 2007

CASA of Grayson County held their 10th Annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on November 8th, 2007. We had a wonderful turnout and were excited to present several awards to those who work so hard...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:09:00 GMT

How To Help

What does a CASA Guardian Ad Litem Do? After completing training, a CASA Guardian Ad Litem works alongside attorneys and social workers and appointed officers of the court. When a ...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:11:00 GMT

History of CASA

The History of CASA Texas CASA is part of a national volunteer movement that began over 25 years ago, when a judge in Seattle decided he needed to know more about the children whose lives were in his ...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:50:00 GMT