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We hope you are enjoying this beautiful fall. We’ve been very busy here at Fairfax CASA, with a surge of new cases, a new training class and ongoing recruitment efforts.…

Volunteer Spotlight: This September we are featuring one of our wonderful volunteers, Gail Shapiro! A native of New York, Gail has been living in Virginia for 21 years.  Since joining…

The month of September is National Kinship Care Month, and in honor of this we want to spotlight an organization in Northern Virginia doing great work to support kinship families…

Over the summer of 2020 a case involving 3 siblings was brought before the court due to parental mental health struggles and the suicide of their father in the presence…

This October we will be hosting two virtual information sessions on the roles and responsibilities of a Court Appointed Special Advocate for abused and neglected children, and how to become…

Staff Recommendations: This month’s staff recommendations come from two other Virginia CASA organizations! The first from Rappahannock CASA’s Executive Director, Janet Watkins, and the second from the Executive Director of…

Fairfax CASA is currently seeking a Communications, Events and Fundraising Specialist. This position is either full-time, or part-time, depending on the candidate. Primary responsibilities include social media content creation and…

This week, Disney released a teaser trailer of its upcoming live action “The Little Mermaid” staring Halle Bailey. Mothers posted videos of their young Black and Brown children reacting to…

Summer has been unusually busy here at Fairfax CASA, with an uptick in cases as we get ready for the usual increase in our caseload due to schools being back…