Posts Tagged ‘foster care’
Volunteer Spotlight: Nancy Rooney
Nancy Rooney first took up volunteering for Fairfax CASA in 2018. In that time, Nancy has advocated and relentlessly served three families and eight children. She has been an essential…
Read MoreMay 2024 Staff Recommendations
A Former Foster Care Youth and Advocate On Learning To Be the Mother She Didn’t Have Charell Star is the current executive director at Muse by Clio and a board…
Read MoreFairfax CASA Success Story
In February 2022, Fairfax CASA received an Emergency Removal Order (ERO) case involving a 12-year-old boy alleging physical neglect. The affidavit contained allegations that the child was left unsupervised in…
Read MoreApril CASA Chronicle
Click the button below to read Volume III Issue IV of the CASA Chronicle. Our newest edition of the quarterly publication includes stories from volunteers, office updates, and coverage on…
Read MoreRun the Greenway March Update
Run the Greenway is just 44 days away! We are so close to registering 100 runners and that much closer to winning $1,000. Additionally, for every 10 runners we receive…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight
Karen & Eric Forman are an incredibly kind husband and wife team who found their way to Fairfax CASA almost 14 years ago. Although they began their journey at Fairfax…
Read MoreThe Bill Spill
We spill the tea on the latest bills being put forth or enacted impacting the child welfare system in Virginia and nationally. This month’s Bill Spill shines a light on…
Read MoreStaff Recommendations
The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing Author Laura Love Hardin presents a candid picture of addiction and incarceration, and the tumultuous journey…
Read MoreThe Bill Spill
We spill the tea on the latest bills being put forth or enacted impacting the child welfare system in Virginia and nationally. For some time now, a major concern within…
Read MoreHighlighting Dr. Dorothy Roberts
Dr. Dorothy Roberts is a respected authority within African American studies, higher education, and social welfare. Having graduated from Yale University and later Harvard Law School, Roberts set her focus…
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